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It is difficult to work out how much sugar is added to food and drinks, and therefore excess sugar is […]
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Wellington geologist Prof Colin Wilson has received one of the highest international honours in science, with his election as a […]
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Society needs to act now to build resilience to increasingly common extreme weather such as floods, droughts and heatwaves, says […]
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Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of the UK Royal Society, gave a lecture in Auckland last week, highlighting […]
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Science funders need to keep on supporting “blue skies” research — fundamental work that may have no apparent immediate application […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund recipients announced
Glaciers, neurobiology, Maori TV and algebra are just a few of the subjects to explored by the recipients of this […]
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Decisions on where to invest more public money in research are “political”, says the head of the national science academy, […]
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ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Wed 6 July 10.30 AM Soil, water, energy, air, wildlife and minerals — they underpin our economy, […]
Continue readingBusiness Day/NZPA: GE pasture trial concerns
Kent Atkinson (NZPA) reports in Business Day on the upcoming application by the Pastoral Genomics group for a conditional release […]
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