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Expert Reactions

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

No Marine Protected Areas for Ross Sea – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201202 November 2012

The Antarctic Ross Sea will remain open to fishing in all areas following the failure of an international meeting to […]

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Hurricane Sandy – Experts Respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 October 201201 November 2012

Hurricane Sandy, currently hitting the East Coast of the United States, shares several similarities with Cyclone Giselle – which sunk […]

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Earthquake scientists guilty of manslaughter in Italy – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 October 201223 October 2012

Overnight six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer […]

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Bad news for women: negative media and stress – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 October 201211 October 2012

With 24 hour news channels, smart phones and constant exposure to the internet, it is almost impossible to avoid news […]

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Nobel prize in chemistry – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 October 201211 October 2012

Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the […]

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Nobel Prize for Physics – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 October 201210 October 2012

The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Serge Haroche and David J. Winelan. The Laureates independently invented […]

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Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 October 2012

Expert reaction to Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka The comments below were […]

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EU finds GM maize and cancer study ‘inadequate’

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 October 201209 October 2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted an initial review into  a highly criticised French study linking herbicide resistant […]

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Fertile mouse eggs created from stem cells – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 October 201205 October 2012

Japanese researchers have turned mouse stem cells into germ cells that give rise to eggs in living mice, which then […]

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Low allergy milk from engineered cow – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 October 201204 October 2012

New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered a cow to produce milk lacking beta-lactoglobulin, a protein to which some people are […]

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