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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

1969 and Apollo 11 – a retrospective

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 July 200917 July 2009

The 40th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the moon is here, and the event is inspiring commentary all over […]

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Latest evidence on folic acid shows no increased cancer risk

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 July 200913 July 2009

Public debate is continuing over New Zealand and Australia’s plan to require bread manufacturers to fortify their products with folic […]

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‘Ant mega-colony takes over world’ – headlines mostly hype, says expert

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 July 200906 July 2009

Research reported online last week on BBC Earth News asserts that the vast numbers of invasive Argentine ants living in […]

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AusSMC: Discovery of first large Australian dinosaurs in 28 years

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 July 200905 July 2009

New research published in PLoS ONE today (Fri 3 July) describes the remains of three new species of dinosaur: two […]

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Remembering Joan Wiffen, New Zealand’s ‘Dinosaur lady’

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 July 200906 July 2009

Dr James Crampton, paleontologist and programme leader at GNS Science, comments: “I guess for me, her story is a wonderful […]

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Experts on 60 Minutes artificial food colouring piece

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 July 200903 July 2009

A report by TV3’s 60 Minutes this week on the effects of artificial food colouring (‘Off Colour’, Monday 29 June), […]

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Climate report urges Britain to prepare for hotter future

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 June 2009

The UK Climate Projections 2009 report released this week suggests that Britain needs to begin planning for severe flooding and […]

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Experts on Queensland death following Tasering (updated)

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 June 200914 June 2009

A man who died after being Tasered by police in north Queensland is the second person to die in Australia […]

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WHO on swine flu: “We’re all in this together”

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 June 200912 June 2009

Overnight the World Health Organisation raised the status of the A(H1N1) virus to phase 6 and is now officially treating […]

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Polluted waterways – the science and the solutions

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 June 200906 July 2009

Water quality in our rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries is deteriorating as land use, particularly by the agricultural sector intensifies. […]

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