In July 2019, with Britain in the midst of a constitutional crisis over its exit from the EU, Boris Johnson used his first speech as prime minister to promote “blight-resistant crops that will feed the world” and “liberate the UK’s extraordinary bioscience sector”. Three years on from making that pledge, Johnson’s plan is starting to take shape.
How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?
Reports are emerging of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China.
