COVID-19 has made epidemiologists and virologists of us all! Actually, there are two main reason that I have resisted adding my two pence's worth. Firstly, there is so much information out there about it that I feel like I would be just needlessly adding to it. Secondly, does anyone care what I think?
Now from my perspective as someone trained in molecular biology, I feel I should know more about this than the average person, but I realise I know a lot less someone specifically trained for this. But is there anyone who has trained for this?
Books to review When I am standing in front of the science section of the bookshop […]
How science is covered in the news is very important. The majority of people are only exposed to science when it hits the headlines. It is a form of scientific out-reach. Even if you consider yourself to be scientifically literate, the chances are that you pick up new developments from a news outlet, be that catching it on TV, a national paper or a specialised scientific magazine. Now I am not a journalist, and I am not going to demonise how journalists report the science. They have their own pressures and demands which as a non-journalist I cannot appreciate, but that doesn’t stop me considering the repercussions of their work.
How to unboil an Egg – Simplifying a scientific discovery In 2015 this discovery made the […]
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