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Paralysed man walks following nasal stem cell transplant: I smell a rat.

The feel-good story of the week was news that Darek Fidyka, a 40 year old man who had been paralysed in 2010 was able to walk again following a pioneering therapy involving transplantation of stem cells from his “nasal cavity”. … Continue reading

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Does Cambridge have the least prejudiced admissions process in the UK?

State educated students at the University of Cambridge make up 59.3%, the independent sector comprising only 7% of UK secondary school pupils and 13% of those taking A-levels. This 59.3% is unevenly distributed across UK schools, a large proportion represented … Continue reading

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