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Plans for human ‘body transplant’ met with scepticism
An Italian surgeon’s plan to perform the first ‘full body transplant’ on a human has been met with scepticism. Published […]
Continue readingNew ancient NZ ‘Dawn Whale’ identified
Local palaeontologists have identified – and named – a previously unknown genus of ancient New Zealand baleen whale and two species within […]
Continue readingCould Vitamin C help treat cancer? – TVNZ
Sunday TVNZ‘s Ian Sinclair speaks to Dr. Andrew Miller and Prof. Margreet Vissers about Vitamin C and whether it could help in […]
Continue readingPot-smoking teens less likely to finish high school
Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]
Continue readingSanitised hands don’t stop sick days
Compared to good hand washing practice, using hand sanitisers does not reduce school sick leave in children, suggests New Zealand-led […]
Continue readingConcern over increasing diabetes rates
New research, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, has highlighted the increasing prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand, and […]
Continue readingPsa origins mapped – experts respond
Scientists have mapped the genome of the bacteria responsible for virulent kiwifruit vine disease Psa, providing evidence for the origins and […]
Continue readingOtago research makes advances in battle against cancer
University of Otago scientists have uncovered how a key protein is involved in the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Research […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Map faults before rebuild – geologist
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about advice from a geologist saying that the faults underlying the Canterbury […]
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