A pair of British chemists have won a $1.2 million (£840,000) prize for developing new DNA sequencing technique. The Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded every two years since 2004 by the Technology Academy Finland (TAF) to highlight the extensive impact of science and innovation on the wellbeing of society. Cambridge University chemists Shankar Balasubramanian and … Read more
Einsteinium, the elusive 99th element on the periodic table, has been created and captured, allowing some of its properties to be characterised for the first time. Not naturally occurring on Earth, the so-called ‘synthetic element’ was first discovered among the debris of the first-ever hydrogen bomb back in 1952. Since then, very few experiments have ever been … Read more
Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus … Read more
Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus … Read more
Scientists the world over are working round the clock to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus. With little time to develop new medicines from scratch — and a vaccine to prevent the infection thought to be at least a year away — much of their effort involves ‘repurposing’ existing treatments. This means testing drugs … Read more
Desperate shoppers all over the UK are hunting for paracetamol with supermarkets and chemists facing running out of the painkiller by this weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak. Exports of the world’s most popular painkiller, which the government is advising Brits to use to combat the symptoms of the killer virus, are being restricted by India … Read more