The idea is old, but the first functional mRNA human trials started in 2013 (against Rabies according to Wikipedia). These vaccines are very new. There were some earlier treatments based on direct in… (View Post)

Some of the Ivermectin trials seem to be well run & meta-analysis suggests a small, but real net positive effect. Best explanation I’ve seen so far is the one that explains the correlation betwee… (View Post)

After being roughly range bound between 25-75 pence / therm for more than a decade, natural gas spot prices went through the roof this Autumn (for a variety of reasons) and are now trading at somethi… (View Post)

I think by “choice” tlg might perhaps mean “the option to drive without queuing for hours in traffic because every other bugger has made the same choice” ? To which, sure: this is the promise of the … (View Post)

The NHS is very good on a value for money basis, but poor to middling (at best) when it comes to outcomes. We could have better outcomes, but we’d have to spend more, regardless of how said healthcar… (View Post)