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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
WHO declares air pollution to be cancer causing – experts respond
The specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has announced that it […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Bushfires in New South Wales – experts respond
Dozens of bushfires continue to rage in New South Wales, Australia. Our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre have […]
Continue readingOne in 2000 Brits carry brain disease protein – experts respond
A large-scale survey in the UK suggests around one in 2,000 people carry an abnormal prion — a mis-folded brain […]
Continue readingHamiltonians opt for water fluoridation – expert responds
Hamilton residents participating in a local body referendum have voted overwhelmingly to resume fluoridating the city’s water supply. The referendum […]
Continue readingUS suspends Antarctic research programme – experts respond
Antarctic research programmes are in limbo as funding repercussions from the United States federal shutdown reach the southernmost continent. The […]
Continue readingHiggs Boson theory earns Nobel for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the theorists who predicted the Higgs Boson particle 50 years before […]
Continue reading‘Designer babies’ patent – experts respond
A patent on a method which allows prospective parents to pick and choose their children’s traits prior to undergoing fertility […]
Continue readingIPCC global climate report – experts respond
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]
Continue readingStem cells induced in living mice – experts respond
Scientists have reprogrammed adult cells to revert to a stem cell state inside living mice. Induced pluripotent stem cells, which […]
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