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Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to SCRAP the Sage committee after raging at leaks by pro-lockdown scientists amid fears some of them were using their position to push for tougher restrictions The PM was encouraged to act against Sage over concerns that some of the group’s experts were using their roles to publicly push for … Read more
A hybrid version of the coronavirus has surfaced in California after the UK’s Kent variant and a strain found in the US merged together inside an infected person. The variant, which has not yet been named, has been spotted once in California but scientists say there are likely to be more cases. It has not … Read more
The highest resolution images of a single molecule of DNA ever captured have been taken by a team of scientists, and they show atoms ‘dancing’ as they twist and writhe. Researchers from Sheffield, Leeds and York universities combined advanced atomic microscopy with supercomputer simulations to create videos of the molecules. The resolution combined with the … Read more
Russia is seeking to unlock unknown prehistoric viruses up to 50,000 years old by extracting biological material from carcasses of ancient animals frozen in permafrost. Scientists from the Kremlin’s equivalent of Porton Down are this week taking samples from a collection of specimens preserved in ice which have been found in recent years. They are … Read more
Scientists discover SEVEN worrying homegrown coronavirus variants with nearly identical mutations in the US Scientists have discovered seven coronavirus variants with nearly identical mutations to their spike proteins in the US Two have gained ground in Louisiana and Mississippi, but the variants, known by their 677 mutations have been spotted in numerous states Scientists aren’t … Read more
‘A fortunate accident’: Scientists stumble across sea creatures living in -2°C water on the Southern Ocean seabed underneath Antarctica British Antarctic Survey researchers drilled a borehole through 900m of ice They then ventured further through the ocean water and down to the sea floor Here they ricocheted off a large boulder and a camera caught sight … Read more
British scientists are developing a ‘universal Covid-19 vaccine’ that would effectively beat all variants of the virus and could be ready in as little as a year. Researchers at Nottingham University are working on a jab that targets the core of the disease – rather than the spike protein – because it is less likely … Read more
China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team’s investigators said. The lack of data potentially complicating efforts to understand how the outbreak began over a year ago, after it was first detected in China’s Wuhan. The team … Read more
Don’t bank on freedom in time for Easter: Scientists urge Boris to keep brakes on for two more months as PM prepares to announce roadmap out of lockdown Government scientists last night demanded a cautious route out of lockdown Advisers urging Prime Minister to keep brakes on for at least another two months Boris Johnson is … Read more
British scientists develop new saliva test for Covid-19 that is ‘simpler and easier than nasal swabs’ and could make testing at home a reality Developers of the so-called ‘Insight’ test are from the Wellcome Sanger Institute Two-step process uses spit from a patient which is then tested for coronavirus System would first give an initial … Read more