The wind farms will be located in the Thames estuary, off the Kent and Essex coasts, and could provide enough power to supply a third of London’s three million households. read more
The Government has published a command paper detailing proposals for revision of the law on assisted reproduction and embryo research, including the proposed Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos (RATE), which will replace existing regulatory bodies (the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, and the Human Tissue Authority). read more
The report is published by the Academy of Medical Sciences and can be downloaded from their website at www.acadmedsci.ac.uk … read more
This followed stories in the Guardian and on the Today programme criticising the late Sir Richard Doll for allegedly receiving industry bribes for favourable research outcomes. read more
This was the final report from the Expert Scientific Group, chaired by Professor Gordon Duff, which was set up following the very serious adverse reactions that occurred in the first-in-man clinical trial of TGN412 at Northwick Park hospital in March 2006. read more
The Science Media Centre asked an expert to comment on the findings, from the Danish Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, that there was no link between mobile phone use and cancers of the head or neck. read more
Sir David Cooksey today published his review of the institutional arrangements for the public funding of health research in the UK. read more
Pre-Budget Report read more
The paper reported that dual infection with both HIV and malaria fuels the spread of both diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. read more
The biotechnology company BASF Plant Science has been granted permission by defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to trial a breed of potato genetically modified to be resistant to blight. read more
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) issued joint guidance on the treatment and care of people with dementia in health and social care. read more
At this time Mr Alexander Litvinenko was being treated in intensive care in a London hospital. read more
Ministers from China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US have signed an agreement to establish the international organisation that will implement the Iter (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) fusion energy project. read more
The 2006 Queen’s Speech sets the government’s target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60% a legal requirement and outlines the establishment of a “Carbon Committee” to monitor the effort. read more
Following an earthquake off the east coast of Japan, a 2m tsunami was predicted by country’s meteorological agency, however the resultant wave was only 40cm. read more
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have published a study showing how ‘progenitor cells’ from the outer layers of the heart can migrate inside to repair tissue following a hear attack. read more
A joint Italian/French team of scientists have published a study using stem cells to treat a disease in dogs that is similar to muscular dystrophy in humans. read more
American scientists have today published the results of a study conducted on DNA extracted from the thigh bone of a Neanderthal man who lived 38,000 years ago. read more
A report from the UK’s leading bioethics body has recommended that babies born at or before 22 weeks should not be resuscitated or given intensive care and that those born at 23 weeks should be treated giving consideration to the parents. read more
A new global analysis was commissioned by UNESCO and will be presented at the COP12 climate talks in Nairobi this week. read more
