MPs retweet claim that Porton Down scientists can’t identify nerve agent as Russian

Several MPs have retweeted claims that scientists at the British lab investigating the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are actually struggling to identify the source of the nerve agent used. Craig Murray, the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan turned blogger, wrote on his website that scientists at Porton Down, the center responsible […]

OPCW: No member states known to possess ‘Novichok-class’ nerve agents

The UN chemical weapons watchdog said none of its member states have declared possessing ‘Novichok-class’ nerve agent, which London claims was used in the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal. “There is no record of the Novichok group of nerve agents having been declared by a state party to the Chemical Weapons Convention,” the Organization […]

Former spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned by Russian nerve agent smeared on his car door, report says

Henry Nicholls/Reuters UK officials reportedly believe Sergei Skripal was poisoned via his car door. They told The Daily Mail that the deadly Novichok nerve agent was smeared Skripal’s car door. It could explain why both Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned. British officials believe former spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned when he touched the […]

US sanctions North Korea over assassination of Kim Jong-nam with VX nerve agent

Published time: 7 Mar, 2018 00:43 Washington has imposed additional sanctions against Pyongyang, formally accusing it of involvement in the assassination of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia in 2017 using a chemical warfare agent. “The United States determined under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act […]

It’s a year since Kim Jong Un’s half brother was assassinated with nerve poison at an airport check-in kiosk — but it’s still a mystery exactly what happened

AP Photo/JoongAng Sunday via JoongAng Ilbo, Shin In-seop Kim Jong Un’s elder half-brother was assassinated at a Malaysian airport on February 13, 2017. One year later, many questions surrounding Kim Jong Nam’s death remain unanswered. It’s been one year since the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was assassinated at a Malaysian airport […]

Diabetics’ nerve pain caused by single protein

The discovery by British scientists offers hope of developing drugs for the chronic condition. Around one in four diabetics develop the misery of diabetic neuropathy (PDN) due to high blood sugar. Symptoms include prickling and tingling sensations as well as sharp, shooting pains and extreme sensitivity to touch in the feet and hands. This can […]

Google’s firing of memo writer James Damore struck a nerve in Silicon Valley

AP Photo/Eric Risberg SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Silicon Valley culture war pitting liberal-leaning tech firms against a small conservative cohort took on new intensity on Tuesday after Google fired a male engineer for a memo that decried the company’s commitment to hiring women. Memo author James Damore, 28, received jeers, cheers and a couple […]