MrDarcy

This stem cell research and eventual therapy is a long way off yet. But this is a drastically needed first step.

Scientists want to do research on human stem cells, to do this they need human embryos. The problem is that normally you need human eggs and human sperm to make these. Understandably few people are willing to donate their eggs.

So…[Read more]

Antibiotics, particularly broad spectrum ones, should never really be used unless it is a last resort, Ie you are about to die from pneumonia.

You are doing yourself no favours by taking antibiotics, they have side effects, starting with the almost total loss of all the ‘domesticated’ bacteria in your gut, that do you no harm at all. They also…[Read more]

Setaside was done away with this year in light of recent food shortages and price hikes. I do agree with previous posts, we do import far too much food than we really should, although the problem is that people today now expect to be able to go shopping and buy Strawberries, lamb and other products, all year round, when previously you could only…[Read more]

Hello

The thing about fuel prices is that they are far removed from the world price of oil, and indeed the world price of petrol; most of the cost in the UK, around 70% of it is tax or duty.

It is unfair to penalise everyone- the rich (who don’t care about spending an extra £20 a week on fuel) and the poorest families who simlpy have no…[Read more]