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A British geneticist investigating the origins of the coronavirus says that the pathogen may have started spreading as early as mid-September and that Wuhan may not be where the pandemic started. Peter Forster of the University of Cambridge has led a team of researchers who are trying to trace the source of the virus by … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by September with an 80% likelihood it will work, says Oxford University expert leading research team Sarah Gilbert was ’80 per cent confident’ development would work by autumn Last month she said she was hopeful it could be developed by the end of 2020 But she confirmed optimistic scenario as … Read more
Robot Mayflower with an AI captain and no crew is set to cross the Atlantic 400 years after its famous namesake The new Mayflower could be the first fully autonomous vessel to cross Atlantic AI Captain will pilot the ship on its voyage from Britain to the United States Hull designed in Gdansk, Poland, is … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more
Spring Clean is postponed for six months: Litter-pick campaign gets delayed until September to protect army of 690,000 volunteers from coronavirus risk Campaign has already had 689,935 volunteers sign up to litter-picking events These will be put on hold for now because coronavirus has changed priorities The rearranged campaign will now run from September 11 … Read more