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15 cigarettes all it takes to harm genes - study
Scientists have completed a full genetic analysis of the genomes of cancer patients, and hope the information will lead to a fundamental understanding of the causes of cancer.
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See you later, suckers
Our closest relatives in the animal world, chimpanzees and orangutans, have long been known to use tools. But octopuses?
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NZ gas-cut plan rated better than climate leader's
A report by three top climate think-tanks says efforts planned by NZ to cut greenhouse gases stack up better than the EU's.
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Key upbeat on Copenhagen talks
Prime Minister John Key heads to climate talks in Copenhagen tomorrow confident progress can be made.
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Taking a hard line on climate change
The two official UN drafts are a step in the right direction or a hopelessly ineffective cop-out depending on who you listen to.
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R&D 'not enough to make innovation pay'
New Zealand underperforms when it comes to innovation but spending more on R&D is not necessarily the solution.
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NZ data to feature in fightback over emails
Evidence of rising temperatures in NZ is being used by Britain in an effort to lessen the fall-out from leaked scientific emails.
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Girl's sight restored in NZ first
Natalya Skelton went blind in one eye when she was 3 after suffering a severe complication from a virus.
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Kiwi's kidney research pays off
Ground-breaking research into improving the condition of kidneys for transplantation has earned a young NZ doctor a top scholarship.
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Fossil rustling a 'huge international problem', says palaeontologist
Armed with rock chisels, it took the thief only a few minutes to wipe out 135 million years of history.