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Expert Reactions

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

Summer heatwave – Expert Reaction

Summer heatwave – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 January 201901 February 2019

MetService has warned there is a hot week ahead for many parts of the country, with many towns and cities set for […]

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Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction

Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 January 201911 February 2019

It’s January and the sun’s out, which means it’s festival season and again there is talk about providing drug testing […]

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Gene drive tested in mice – Expert Reaction

Gene drive tested in mice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 January 201908 February 2019

US researchers say they’ve had some success in testing out a gene drive in laboratory mice Using CRISPR genome editing, […]

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Chinese government report on gene-editing scientist – Expert Reaction

Chinese government report on gene-editing scientist – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 January 201908 February 2019

The Chinese scientist who claims to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies reportedly “deliberately evaded oversight” according to the […]

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Smoking cannabis once as a teen can change your brain – Expert Reaction

Smoking cannabis once as a teen can change your brain – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 January 201911 February 2019

Teens who say they have only smoked cannabis once or twice have both structural and cognitive changes in their brains, […]

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Fibre lowers chronic diseases risk – Expert Reaction

Fibre lowers chronic diseases risk – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 January 201911 January 2019

An Otago-led systematic review published in The Lancet finds people with a diet high in fibre and whole grains have lower rates of […]

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2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction

2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 January 201909 January 2020

2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary released today. Boosted by last […]

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Synthetic drug crackdown – Expert Reaction

Synthetic drug crackdown – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201811 February 2019

The Government has signalled a range of changes to drug policy in response to increased synthetic drug-related deaths. The changes include classifying […]

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Regulating farm runoff – Expert Reaction

Regulating farm runoff – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 December 201811 February 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reviewed whether the farm management software Overseer is fit for purpose in a […]

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Every four minutes: family violence in New Zealand – Expert Reaction

Every four minutes: family violence in New Zealand – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 December 2018

A new report from the Justice sector’s chief science advisor outlines the scale of family violence in New Zealand. Released […]

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