by Tom | Jul 7, 2010 | Government, Science
I’m glad that the whole antioxidant / happy bacteria / green tea industries are being not-so-gently proscribed by the EU. If the directive has been in preparation since 2006 and the more clinical trials needed take three years, then why haven’t they done...
by Tom | Jun 4, 2010 | Science
Monckton takes scientist to brink of madness. It is a shame that scientists have to do this forensic examination of the sources of claims made by climate change sceptics, but I guess it’s what we’d expect climate change scientists to do. Hopefully now it...
by Tom | Apr 21, 2010 | Science
Still a while away from humans, and still only dealing with symptoms, this is still a big thing. Post-metastasis is the phase of cancer where survival rates tend to drop (from 93% 5-year to 2.5-year with skeletal metastases in prostate cancer) and the severity...
by Tom | Apr 15, 2010 | Science
Too much to choose from in this brilliant series of images from journeys to the International Space Station. Let’s hope Obama’s vision keeps the spirit alive. I wonder if the astronauts ever get tired looking down at the earth?
by Tom | Apr 14, 2010 | Government, Science
The LibDems are the only ones to have spelled anything out as yet, but while we wait for the other parties, here is a good summary of where they are up to.I like the freedom of speech / libel, freeing of state-funded trial data and scientific advisory body...
by Tom | Apr 7, 2010 | Personal, Science
The restriction granted by the BRCA1 gene patent covers essentially everyone. Hopefully this ridiculosity will help overturn other gene patents. How does a string of nucleotides extant in the human body count as a process, design or new invention?I wonder if Ben...
