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Brainbox wins award for disease research
Professor Richard Faull has spent 35 years studying the human brain so he can help people affected by brain disorders including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

Activists picket animal tester's speech
Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.

Expectant dads get sick and tired too
Men believe they suffer the same symptoms of pregnancy as their partners, according to a new survey.

Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed
Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.

Too much wealth can make us worse off: study
National belt-tightening could be of more benefit to a country's sense of wellbeing than soaring wealth levels, a study has found.

Astronaut continues stellar career in spotlight
Buzz Aldrin is in Auckland for three days to attend the Planet 2010 telecoms conference.

Mystery solved: Why the dinosaurs died
Some say they died out from general stupidity, others argue that they drowned in their own dung - but scientists have confirmed a giant asteroid caused the demise of dinosaurs.

Humans to blame for climate change - scientists
A new study strengthens the case for global warming as a result of man-made emissions.

University denies author's PhD claim
An American author who claims to have earned a doctorate at Victoria University has no such qualification, the university says.

GE plants promoted as 'cisgenic'
NZ researchers appear to be gearing up for a new bid to win over consumers before the first applications for release of GE pasture species.