ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier Tom Tugendhat bites Shami Chakrabarti’s Achilles’ heel By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 25 January 2021 If the producers of BBC2’s Politics Live were looking to set up a bruising exchange over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party last week, they certainly … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Tory terrier Tom Tugendhat bites Shami Chakrabarti’s Achilles’ heel By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 25 January 2021 If the producers of BBC2’s Politics Live were looking to set up a bruising exchange over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party last week, they certainly … Read more
An implant made from the Achilles heel of a cow is being used by NHS surgeons to repair debilitating torn shoulder muscles, restoring movement to paralysed arms in just a fortnight. The experimental patch is stapled over the damaged tissue, providing support while stimulating the body’s healing response. One of the first British patients to … Read more
Security researches warn over one billion Android phones are at risk of becoming a spying tool for hackers. The team found 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, which are staples in the smartphones. The flaws, collectively called ‘Achilles,’ lets cybercriminals access photos, videos, location data and other sensitive details on the handset. First uncovered by … Read more
Scientists find coronavirus ‘Achilles heel’ that could be targeted with drugs – opening a path for possible vaccine An antibody from a SARS patient latched onto a specific area of the SARS virus Scientists saw it attached to the same spot in the COVID-19 coronavirus The ‘Achilles heel’ of the coronavirus can be targeted with … Read more
Scientists find coronavirus ‘Achilles heel’ that could be targeted with drugs – opening a path for possible vaccine A new study shows that scientists have discovered an ‘Achilles heel’ of the coronavirus that can be targeted with drugs and other therapies Scientists examined an antibody from a SARS patient and tracked how it latched onto … Read more