Chaos in Britain’s Covid labs: Scientist lifts lid on government facilities

A leading scientist has today warned that Covid testing ‘is dying on its a**e’, as he said he was ‘appalled by what I saw’ at the Government’s testing labs.  Concerns have been raised about the Government’s seven ‘lighthouse labs’ and their ability to process results, due to shortages of staff and equipment.  Genomics scientist and inventor Phil … Read more

Government promises new labs as coronavirus testing slower than ever

A staggering 98 per cent of people taking home coronavirus tests do not get their result within 24 hours, data showed today as Boris Johnson’s target of turning all tests around within a day slips further out of reach. The home test kits are the most used testing route for the public but also the slowest, … Read more

Government promises new labs as coronavirus testing slower than ever

A staggering 98 per cent of people taking home coronavirus tests do not get their result within 24 hours, data showed today as Boris Johnson’s target of turning all tests around within a day slips further out of reach. The home test kits are the most used testing route for the public but also the slowest, … Read more

Boris Jonson seeks experts to staff his Covid-19 testing labs

Boris Johnson pleads with universities to send him 400 ‘technicians, post-docs or graduate students’ to man new coronavavirus testing mega-labs and save the system from collapse Boris Johnson wants university boffins to staff his planned covid testing labs  The PM is seeking the ‘urgent support’ of 50 universities and medical schools  Thousands of Britons have … Read more

Boris Jonson seeks experts to staff his Covid-19 testing labs

Boris Johnson pleads with universities to send him 400 ‘technicians, post-docs or graduate students’ to man new coronavavirus testing mega-labs and save the system from collapse Boris Johnson wants university boffins to staff his planned covid testing labs  The PM is seeking the ‘urgent support’ of 50 universities and medical schools  Thousands of Britons have … Read more

Facebook’s Reality Labs share pioneering AR audio technology work

Facebook has been going all in on augmented reality but the company isn’t just focused on what we see.  In a post, the social media firm peeled back the curtain on Facebook Reality Labs’ pioneering work developing audio-enhancing technology. Their goal is to perfect ‘audio presence,’ where sounds from speakers, headphones or other devices are … Read more

Coronavirus: Russian and Chinese hackers target US and UK labs

International hackers have targeted coronavirus research labs in the US and UK, cybersecurity agencies have warned. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre say the criminals have been discovered targeting healthcare bodies, particularly those involved in coronavirus response.  The news comes as countries worldwide remain engaged in a tense … Read more

Scottish coronavirus drug is being rushed into clinical trials after it treated disease in labs

An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials.  The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more