During my 30 years on television as a BBC reporter, I’ve handled some quite extraordinary things. But nothing quite compared to the spongy, heavy mass of a real brain. I had the privilege of standing among a sea of them two months ago during my visit to one of the UK’s few ‘brain banks’. Just 48 … Read more
Tributes are paid to ‘brilliant’ secondary school science teacher, 35, who has died from coronavirus Emma Clarke taught science at Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn Headmaster Tony Rawdin said he was ‘heartbroken’ by the ‘shocking’ news Ms Clarke had previously worked as a chemist and was ‘much loved’ by pupils Learn more about how to … Read more
British scientific journal Nature apologises for naming the coronavirus after the Chinese city of Wuhan ‘which may have fuelled racist attacks across the world’ The science journal apologised for ‘associating’ the virus with China and Wuhan In an editorial, the publication wrote: ‘That we did so was an error on our part’ They said the … Read more
Britain won’t know for weeks whether lockdown can be eased, a top government adviser warned today – despite fears the public is crippling the economy by obeying the rules too well. Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson said ‘definitive’ proof of whether restrictions have worked will not be available for ‘several more weeks’. But Prof Ferguson, who has … Read more
Human and animal trials for a British vaccine against the coronavirus are set to begin next week at the Government’s secret science base Porton Down. Scientists will test the drug, made at Oxford University, on animals at the Wiltshire base before trialling on humans next month. The Times reports that the Phase II trials will … Read more
An organisation advising the EU and UN about health has been accused of trying to influence politicians on behalf of giant food companies. The International Life Sciences Institute, based in Washington DC, is influenced by, and working to help, the companies which fund it, scientists said in a study. The institute, funded by Coca Cola … Read more
President Trump on Friday baffled observers while touring the Centers for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta, where he bragged that he had a predisposition toward science because of his ‘super genius’ uncle. ‘You know my Uncle was a great — he was at MIT,’ the president said while standing next to health officials who are … Read more