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A review of the book Our love affair with drugs: the history, the science, the politics. Winter claims that he has written this book for the general reader, but he has produced a book of considerable scholarship, which will also be enjoyed by specialists. Read the book review in C&I Magazine.
Scerri's book offers a perspective on the Table from a philosophical viewpoint, besides detailing its history. The only book remotely comparable to this was published half a century ago by Van Spronsen. Read the review in C&I magazine.
US biotech Verve Therapeutics has for the first time shown that base editing can be used to turn off a gene in the liver in non-human primates. The trial was part of the company’s programme to create a ‘one-and-done’ gene editing treatment for lowering cholesterol. Read the article in C&I magazine.
The search for plastics capable of decomposing naturally in the environment has been ongoing since the 1970s. So far, cost and undesirable mechanical properties have stymied progress. But recent advances mean that’s set to change, reports Jasmin Fox-Skelly. Read the article in C&I magazine
Roads and pavements cover huge areas of our planet, but can they be more than just a means of getting from A to B? Anthony King reports on smart pavements that can generate energy and glow in the dark. Read the article in C&I magazine.
A family of 2D materials discovered by mistake is proving useful for everything from conductive inks to wearable electrical devices and water desalination to the current Covid-19 pandemic, as Jon Evans finds out. Read the feature in C&I magazine.
South Africa-based pharmaceutical company Aspen has announced a proposed price reduction of up to 73% for critical cancer medicines after the European Commission raised concerns over possible overpricing. Read the article in C&I.
Potholes on British roads cost car owners £4bn/year in repair bills, prompting a £2.5bn government fund to tackle the issue. To repair asphalt roads, the original material is usually ripped up and replaced. Another option is to use mastic asphalt, which is like ordinary asphalt but contains much more bitumen. Since mastic flows, it can be poured onto a damaged area and does not require asphalt to be removed. Read the C&I article
Strawberry growers in the UK rely on commercial boxes of bumblebees to pollinate their flowers. Each individual flower much be visited multiple times for a good shaped fruit to form. Read the article in C&I magazine.