There hasn’t been a decent anthrax scare in a while, but security and intelligence agencies remain primed to respond to a biological attack that could wreak havoc mechanism and scale of delivery of the agent. This infographic looks at some of the potential threats and impacts of biological attacks.
MoreFollowing my last post on Wi-fi networks and their alleged health effects and my follow-up Listener column that resulted in several complaints about me to the editor from the anti Wi-fi lobby, I’m quite pleased to see the latest major study out of the UK on mobile phone and electromagnetic fields. Basically it says that […]
More“Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?” wrote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables. That tidbit of microscope trivia and others are nicely outlined in this infographic charting the history of the device that occupies lab benches the world over…
MoreThe TVNZ current affairs show Seven Sharp has been criticised this year for dumbing down current affairs. A shake-up of the show is coming in the New Year, with seasoned broadcaster Mike Hoskings to anchor the show when it returns. But while the frivolous banter of the Seven Sharp presenters, social media pop-ups and soft […]
MoreThe death of Horowhenua child Ethan Wyman from a brain tumor is tragic news. A family is grieving, the students of Te Horo School have lost a friend and classmate. Ten year-old Ethan apparently slept with an iPod device beneath his pillow, likely listening to music or playing games on it after hitting the sack […]
MoreFrom the first vat-grown hamburger to the discovery of the world’s largest volcano, scientists pushed back the limits of human knowledge in 2013 and developed technologies that could radically change how we live our lives. Over at the Science Media Centre, in conjunction with our colleagues at the AusSMC, we assembled the top 10 picks […]
MoreScientists have identified a gene that is responsible for the development of tumours in one per cent of all cancer patients. The culprit is CUX1, which when deactivated allows a “biological pathway” to open up that causes tumour growth to increase. Researchers already knew about CUX1 but not that it was a driver of cancer […]
MoreAn outbreak of meningitis at Princeton University in Ottawa, Canada has encouraged the university to offer free vaccinations to students. Meningitis is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. Different germs can cause it – usually bacteria or viruses and sometimes fungi. The Ottawa Sun created a full-page infographic to illustrate […]
MoreDecember 1 was World AIDS Day. While AIDS isn’t a widespread disease in New Zealand – the incidence in the population is just 0.3 people per 100,000, it is a major killer in other parts of the world. This infographic charts the history of the disease and its current status… Click image to open interactive […]
MoreHe caused an uproar in science last year when he published a paper suggesting genetically modified maize and the RoundUp herbicide caused tumours in rats he used in his experiments. Now Gilles Seralini and colleagues have seen their paper in Food and Chemical Toxicology retracted by publisher Elsevier because of concerns over the “number of animals […]
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