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He 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 […]
MoreAnother year, another Sciblogger scoops the prestigious Prime Minister’s Science Media Communicator’s Prize! She’s the scientist with the crazy hair and the hard-to-spell name. But she is far more than that. Dr Siouxsie Wiles, who blogs here about microbiology, infectious diseases and all manner of other topics is this year’s winner, and one of a […]
MoreIn this Sciblogs Podcast, Lindsey Horne talks to graduates of the University of Otago’s Center for Science Communication as they release the science-related documentaries they have been working on. Click below to listen to the audio: [audio: https://archive.org/download/LindseyHorneScienceCommunicationPodcast/Lindsey%20Horne_Science%20Communication%20Podcast.mp3%5D
MoreThe annual Marsden funding round has been announced with $59 million allocated to 109 projects across the New Zealand science system. The full list of winning projects is here. Congratulations to all the winners. Competition for the funding is intense – 1157 applications were received this year, equating to a funding success rate of 9.4 […]
MoreThe Greenpeace-commissioned report looking at the estimated impact of a deep water oil well leak in New Zealand waters has received a lot of attention this morning and for good reason. In the whole argument over oil exploration and whether we should drill or not, there’s been little science-based public discussion of the impact of […]
MoreI spent a couple of hours last weekend browsing the stands at the Go Green Expo which filled the TSB Arena with vendors promoting “sustainability, organics and green living”. For me the expo represents the best and worst of the green movement. On one hand we had companies displaying photovoltaic panel kits to allow you […]
MoreLike myself, many who work in and around science will have been shocked and dismayed at the controversy that has engulfed Scientific American and its blogs editor Bora Zivkovic in the last week. If you aren’t up to date, this cringeworthy incident started here with the deplorable treatment of science writer Dr. Danielle N. Lee […]
MoreFrom laptops and smart phones to the fibre optic cables and wifi antennae supplying us broadband internet – rare Earth metals are essential to the tech-laden world we live in. This infographic gives a good idea of the metals in demand around the world for technological applications and the pressure now coming on those supplies […]
More[Ed: We like to keep away from politics as much as possible here at Sciblogs, but this is the first time I know of that a candidate has run in local body elections based on a vision for science. This is well worth hearing more about] by Dr Peter Gilberd, Wellington City Council – Northern […]
MoreThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing up the current state of climate science and the global outlook regarding climate change. Government representatives and scientists have approved the Summary for Policymakers of the first part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, subjecting it to line-by-line scrutiny. […]
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