Drink-driving GP who refused to give a blood sample due to ‘fear of needles’ after he was caught four times the limit admits misconduct at tribunal Michael Farrell, of Teesside, appeared before virtual tribunal hearing yesterday GP admitted he was convicted last year for failing to provide specimen of blood He refused to give sample … Read more
Microplastics have been discovered inside every single sample of seafood bought at a market as part of a scientific study. Researchers cut open oysters, prawns, crabs, squids and sardines and studied them for any sign of microplastics. Sardines were found to be the worst affected and had ingested the largest amount of plastic, up to … Read more
Microplastics have been discovered inside every single sample of seafood bought at a market as part of a scientific study. Researchers cut open oysters, prawns, crabs, squids and sardines and studied them for any sign of microplastics. Sardines were found to be the worst affected and had ingested the largest amount of plastic, up to … Read more
Scientists unearthed remains of Danish and Italians from the Middle Ages in a first-ever analysis into the differences between noble families and common folk. The team took samples from 69 individuals buried during the 17th to 18th century in search of trace elements and heavy metals in the bones that reveal details of the person’s … Read more
Thousands of Britons who have swabbed themselves for coronavirus will have been wrongly told they don’t have Covid-19, experts fear. Anyone with symptoms of the virus – a fever, cough or lost sense of smell – can now book an appointment to get tested at a drive-through centre or have one posted. But even people … Read more
Scientists have discovered a unique mutation to coronavirus in Arizona – and it’s a pattern that they’ve seen before. One of the 382 samples they collected from coronavirus patients in the state was missing a sizeable segment of genetic material. In the middle and late stages of the SARS epidemic of 2003, this very same … Read more
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 may let users sample apps before they buy them by scanning QR codes The feature was discovered in early builds of Apple’s iOS 14 It would allow users to scan QR codes or tap links to get app previews Once scanned or tapped, the link would display a card-style dynamic preview It … Read more