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BBC There’s nothing new about genetic engineering. By cross-breeding plants and animals, our Stone Age ancestors realised they could boost the amount of food they produced. Modern genetics has enabled…
Tech Life: X in Brazil
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission blasts off
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying four private citizens, has launched into space, where the crew will spend five days – and attempt the world’s first private spacewalk. The mission is…
Lampard Inquiry into 2,000 Essex mental health deaths begins
Richard Knights/BBC Baroness Lampard paid tribute to the “dedicated and tireless campaigning” of bereaved families as the inquiry opened The chairwoman of an inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health-related…
‘I grieve the person I was before the pandemic’
BBC Mandi Masters, a community midwife, was hospitalised with Covid in the pandemic. The public inquiry into the pandemic will start 10 weeks of hearings on Monday looking at the…
Where will the UK bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years?
Kevin Church/BBC A repeating tone – blip, blip, blip – is the audible reminder that we are in one of the most hazardous nuclear sites in the world: Sellafield. That…
Corruption review finds ‘red flags’ in more than 130 Covid contracts
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent.…
How airline seats became key tech products
Chris Baraniuk It’s estimated that one third of the world’s airline seats are made in Northern Ireland In a warehouse building in a quiet town in Northern Ireland, a robot…
Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail
Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution. The proposed laws will apply in England and Wales…
What is the UK Covid inquiry and what powers does it have?
At least nine reports are expected, covering everything from political decision-making to vaccines. Publishing the first of these, inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said the UK was “ill-prepared for dealing with…