UCL in the media
Cameras help entomologists study insects
“[Camera monitoring] will allow people to set up the equipment to focus on specific plants or larger plant patches and leave the location to allow natural interaction between plants and pollinators to happen,” said Richard Walton (UCL Geography).
James Webb Telescope spots new most distant galaxy
“It suggests what many of us have been arguing, that there are galaxies out there beyond what we saw with Hubble,” said Professor Richard Ellis (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
The Great Resignation
Dr Anthony Klotz (UCL School of Management) predicted a “great resignation” in the US following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions after people adapted to new ways of working and re-evaluated their careers as a result.
The House of Lords continues to grow
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) weighs in on the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s appointment 30 new members of the House of Lords at a time when the House of Lords is already considered too large.
Prehistoric roots of ‘cold sore’ virus traced through ancient herpes DNA
Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores – and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally – have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international team involving Dr Lucy van Dorp (UCL Genetics Institute).
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That’s the way the protein folds
Dr Tomek Wlodarski (UCL Biosciences) said that though Google’s AlphaFold protein folding prediction algorithm is impressive, it’s not yet perfect and doesn’t develop the underlying model as to why proteins fold the way that they do.
Promising techniques for restoring sight
Professor Mike Cheetham (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) describes his work using gene therapies to restore sight in some patients suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Climate change could induce volcanic eruptions
Heavy rainfall from climate change could induce volcanic eruptions by seeping into lava chambers and vaporise or cause its internal structure to “rot,” said Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
Treatments for immunocompromised ‘Bubble babies’ can be highly effective
Bone marrow transplants for children affected with severe combined immunodeficiency has a 90 per cent success rate, allowing them to live normal, healthy lives, said Professor Bobby Gaspar (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health).
Russian gas will ‘flow where the prices are highest’
“Putin will not hesitate to use Russian gas as a weapon in his invasion of Ukraine by turning the taps down or off… That the UK doesn’t use much Russian gas won’t insulate it from price rises,” said Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).