Plants feel pain too! Chemical engineers at MIT develop system to monitor when plants are distressed by embedding microscopic nanotubes into their leaves Chemical engineers tested a monitoring system for damaged plant cells They inject microscopic nanotubes into cells and measure hydrogen peroxide Plant cells release hydrogen peroxide as part of a natural damage response … Read more
Selena Gomez plays with her luscious locks in behind-the-scenes snap from new Boyfriend music video By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 23:26 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 23:26 BST, 16 April 2020 Selena Gomez played with her luscious locks in a new behind-the-scenes snap from her Boyfriend music video. The 27-year-old, whose dating history … Read more
Austria’s health minister said today that Britain’s infection rate from coronavirus was ‘frightening’ European policymakers. Rudi Anschober highlighted the rapid growth in UK cases at a press conference today where he hailed Austria’s own success in slowing the outbreak. The minister held up a chart showing the average daily growth in infections over the last … Read more
WHAT BOOK would author Sue Monk Kidd, take to a desert island? Sue Monk Kidd reveals the first book she remembers was Alice in Wonderland The American author fell in love with England when she read Jane Eyre aged 13 If trapped on a desert island she’d read The Shark Club, a novel set on an … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have spent two days delivering food to critically ill residents in LA this week after the Duchess wanted her husband to see the city ‘through the eyes of philanthropy’, it’s been revealed. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who moved to the city last month, have been volunteering with the … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva revisiting Brexit during coronavirus crisis suggests she hasn’t quite washed away her EU past By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 16 April 2020 The International Monetary Fund deserves credit for not holding back on highlighting the stunning £7 … Read more
Using a paper towel to dry your hands is ‘substantially’ more effective at removing viruses like coronavirus than a hand dryer, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Leeds investigated whether the way people dry their hands in a public toilet made a difference to the way COVID-19 is transmitted. They found … Read more
Downton Abbey turned her into a star, but Laura Carmichael claims she’s ignoring advice given by its creator to stick to period dramas Downton Abbey turned her into a star, but Laura Carmichael claims she’s ignoring advice given by its creator to stick to period dramas. The actress played dowdy middle sister Lady Edith in the … Read more
PROPOSED STATE OR REGIONAL ‘GATING’ CRITERIA These are the tests which have to be passed in a state or collection of states to allow them to move from lockdown to phase one SYMPTOMS Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period AND Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period … Read more
SOCIETY TALES FROM THE COLONY ROOM by Darren Coffield (Unbound, £25, 464pp) The Colony Room was a shabby and cluttered little space at the top of a dingy staircase in the heart of Soho. It was founded as a drinking club by a lady called Muriel Belcher in 1948 and, during its 60-year existence, exerted … Read more