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Science in Parliament Newsletter – Winter 2021-22

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CONTENTS

A DEFENCE OF INNOVATION
By Clare Cameron

MATHEMATICS IS INDISPUTABLY THE GREATEST SUBJECT IN THE WORLD
By Dr Nira Chamberlain

THE IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS IN UNDERSTANDING DISEASE SPREAD
By Dr Kit Yates

INFECTIOUS DISEASE MODELLING FOR POLICY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
By Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock

SUPPORTING POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY THROUGH INNOVATION 10
By Professor Julian Beer

PLAN FOR ACTION FOR UK BUSINESS INNOVATION, 2021-25
By Paul Mason

WHY PRE-NORMATIVE RESEARCH IS NEEDED FOR STANDARDISATION OF EMERGING SCIENCE AREAS
By Professor Richard JC Brown

SHOULD WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING FOR NEWBORN BABIES BE INTRODUCED INTO THE NHS?
Dr James Buchanan, Dr Sarah Wynn, Professor Anneke Lucassen, Sarah Wordsworth and By Professor Mike Parker

OUR SCIENCE SUPERPOWER STANDS ON SOLID FOUNDATIONS: THESE NEED NURTURING TOO
By Dr Sandra Knapp

INNOVATING FOR VICTORY: LESSONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROM WORLD WAR II
By Dr Andrew Bodey

THE SCIENCE AND SENSE OF ALLOTMENTS
By Dr Bryan Hanley

MAKING THINGS WITHOUT USING FOSSIL CARBON
By David Bott and Tony Heslop

A PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON THE SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY GENOME EDITING IN FARMED ANIMALS
By Dr Darren Bhattachary

GENOME EDITING AND THE FUTURE OF FARMING
By John Dupré

GENOME EDITING AND FARMED ANIMAL BREEDING: THE NUFFIELD COUNCIL REPORT
By Pete Mills

HOW CUTTING EDGE NEURO SCIENCE IS CHANGING LIVES TODAY – A CASE STUDY
By Matt Eagles

WHY NEUROSCIENCE MATTERS
By Dr Anne Cooke and Professor Tara Spires-Jones

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