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Science communication - the art of listening
8 Sep 2016Geneticist Jean Fleming has won the NZAS Science Communicator Award, and she says that good science communication is about listening as well as talking.
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The chemistry of disease
Guy Jameson has been awarded the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal for his work understanding the chemical structure of proteins that are important in diseases such as Parkinson's.
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Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal
8 Sep 2016The New Zealand Association of Scientists has renamed their Research Medal to the Beatrice Hill Tinsley Medal, the first New Zealand science award named after a woman.
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P53: the gene that causes - and cures - cancer
P53 is a cancer gene with a Jekyll and Hyde personality. It stops cancer tumours growing, but mutant versions of the gene actually cause cancer.
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Restoring the trees above and the fungi below
1 Sep 2016Ecologists are investigating the best ways to replant native plants to restore lost forests and wetlands, and are finding out if underground fungi play a role.
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Fish-friendly city streams
1 Sep 2016Environment Waikato is helping native fish commute up urban streams by providing aids such as ropes running through culverts and pipes.
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'Dimorphism' - a poem by Janis Freegard
25 Aug 2016Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Dimorphism', from her poetry book The Glass Rooster, comparing divaricating plants to cushion plants.
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Glow in the dark - firefly squid and bioluminescence
25 Aug 2016Miriam Sharpe and Kurt Krause are investigating the proteins that glow worms and firefly squid use to glow in the dark.
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Solving the penguin housing crisis - one home at a time
25 Aug 2016Conservation groups are replanting native vegetation around Wellington's Miramar Peninsula to provide safe homes for little blue penguins and food for other native birds.
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When the ground starts shaking - GeoNet turns 15
18 Aug 2016There are about 57 earthquakes every day in New Zealand - and over 15 years GeoNet has recorded more than 314,000 of them.
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Online dating and the game of love: a psychologist’s approach
Online dating is a popular way of meeting people, and Sonia Sly finds out some of the benefits and pitfalls of starting relationships online.
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White terraces discovered on lake floor
9 Jun 2011White terraces discovered on floor of Lake Rotomahana.
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2011 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize
12 May 20112011 Royal Society of NZ Science Book Prize won by Alison Ballance's 'Kakapo - rescued from the brink of extinction'.
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Squid gel update
A wound-healing gel, based on polymers found in crab shell and squid, has been successfully commercialised.
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Antarctic copepods
7 Apr 2011Scientists have discovered discovered an active population of freshwater copepods in an Antarctic lake.
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Study on preventing winter falls wins an Ig Nobel Award
7 Oct 2010Study on preventing winter falls wins an Ig Nobel Award.
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New Centres of Research Excellence announced
8 May 2014Six new Centres of Research Excellence have just been announced
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Spineless Wonders of the Year - the winners
4 Dec 20142014 Spineless Wonders of the Year competition - winners
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Speaking out for science
11 Aug 2016The Royal Society of NZ has released guidelines for scientists on public engagement. The NZ Association of Scientists President responds.
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Looking to the future with biologist Corey Bradshaw
11 Aug 2016Biologist Corey Bradshaw spends his time considering the future of humanity and the natural world in the face of rapid environmental change.
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'Milk on a disc'
11 Aug 2016Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows.
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