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Alleged chemical weapons in Syria – experts respond 26 Aug 2013 | 04:26 am
Following allegations that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in Damascus, the government has allowed UN inspectors to investigate the suspected location. The concession to the UN comes after unco...
Anti-fluoride campaigner tries to sideline Waikato chemists 23 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
In this morning’s Waikato Times Mike Mather reports on the conflict between anti-fluoridation campaigners and university academics in the lead up to referendum on the fluoridation of Hamilton’s water....
Fukushima water leak – experts respond 22 Aug 2013 | 02:56 am
Radioactive water is leaking from holding tanks at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan . Minor earlier leaks have been reported but this latest breach is believed to be the worst so fa...
PHARMAC funds genetically-targeted Hep C drug 22 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
PHARMAC has announced it will fund a new hepatitis C drug targeted to patients who carry a particular gene variant, highlighting the rise of personalised medicine. The government drug buying agency w...
A blood test for suicide risk? – experts respond 21 Aug 2013 | 04:28 am
Researchers have identified series of blood biomarkers that they believe may help to identify individuals at risk of attempting suicide, but independent experts are cautious about over-interpreting th...
Govt must ‘sort out’ conservation land in limbo – PCE 21 Aug 2013 | 04:13 am
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling on the government to “sort out” land classed as ‘stewardship land’ – a poorly protected category of conservation land in New...
Central New Zealand struck by 6.2 quake 16 Aug 2013 | 08:04 am
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the the middle of New Zealand at 2.31pm today (Friday August 16). The quake was centred 5km from Seddon, in the North South Island, and measured by Geonet to be at a...
Book urges NZ to ‘Get off the Grass’ 16 Aug 2013 | 04:17 am
Last night in Wellington Prof Shaun Hendy launched his new book Get Off the Grass, co-authored with the late Sir Paul Callaghan. The book argues that the key to economic growth in New Zealand is devel...
Campaign aims to unlock causes of autism 12 Aug 2013 | 09:37 am
Autism researchers have launched a new campaign aiming to draw together scientists, health professionals and the community from across New Zealand to facilitate understanding and treatment options for...
‘How safe is our food?’ – Sunday Star Times 12 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
In the wake of Fonterra’s contamination scare, Adam Dudding takes a big picture look at food safety in New Zealand for the Sunday Star Times. An excerpt (read in full here): How safe is our food rea...
