UCL in the media
Debating the ethics of gene editing
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL Population Health Sciences) says it's impossible to say how far away we are from enhancing humans genetically - the safety needs sorting first.
Watch: BBC Sunday Morning Live (from 41 mins)Mystery extinct ape found in ancient Chinese tomb
Professor Helen Chatterjee (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) worked with colleagues at UCL and ZSL to characterise bones discovered in an ancient tomb in China, revealing an entirely new but already extinct genus of gibbon and the magnitude of human-caused extinction of primates.
Read: BBC News, More: Washington Post, TIME, National Geographic, Daily Mail, Times, Independent, Science, New Scientist, The Atlantic, Mashable, Gizmodo, New York Times, Metro, Telegraph, Economist (£), UCL NewsEU leaders divided over immigration
Ahead of the emergency EU Summit, Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics), Director of the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration, comments that the rise in populism would suggest that there will be a concerted effort among southern EU countries to block individuals crossing the Mediterranean
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Matters' (from 2 mins 50 secs).Just four tweets can reveal the identity of an anonymous troll
A study led by Apostolos Pyrgelis (UCL Computer Science) found that just four online posts with leaked locations can be used to uniquely identify an anonymous poster from a phone company's database.
Read: New Scientist, More: MetroYour exposure to air pollution could be much higher than your neighbour's
Research associate Johanna Buechler analyses how our daily routine affects how much polluted air we breathe.
Read: The ConversationEcholocation
Professor Kate Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) discusses how some bats, dolphins and other animals emit sounds at high frequencies to explore their environments, rather than sight with Melvyn Bragg.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time' (from 10 mins)The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the next generation of particle accelerators that are undergoing early trials and what the newly announced upgrade means for particle physics.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from the start)Does social media pose a threat to criminal justice?
It's illegal for jurors to comment about a trial on social media, but research by Professor Cheryl Thomas QC (UCL Laws) found that under 50% of jurors understood this. A new tool developed by Professor Thomas helps 98% of jurors understand the rule.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 ' Law in Action' (from 14 mins 8 secs).Trendy non-dairy milks can kill babies and cause malnutrition
Dr Clare Llewellyn (UCL Epidemiology & Health) says that Lactose intolerance and cow's milk allergies are uncommon in infants and Soya-based formula milks should not be used for infants under six months unless specifically recommended by a medical professional.
Read: Daily MailEconomics is doing just fine, thank you
Visiting Profess Paul Omerod (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) writes that much of the success of behavioural economics is based upon incorporating insights from psychology. But economists have done this in their own way.
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