Charlotte Worrall

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Why are processed foods cheaper than non-processed, particularly in the UK?

From a farming point of view.

05 May 2016 3,972 7 View

Why is there a lack of priority given to research into hormonal contraceptives?

Sexist bias in biology? Pharmaceutical companies don't want to fund it?

03 March 2016 4,965 3 View

What are the ways in which scientific papers are investigated, leading to their possible retraction?

Why does it sometimes take so long?

01 January 2016 7,626 2 View

Why does it sometimes take so long for published scientific papers to be retracted?

Such as the mmr vaccine scandal.

01 January 2016 992 1 View

Whose fault is it when a scientific paper is retracted? Whose fault when a fraudulent paper isn't retracted fast?

The scientists? Publishers? Peer-reviewers?

01 January 2016 8,757 1 View

How much of an impact do scientific papers that were retracted (for whatever reason) have on science and research?

Waste of funding, incorrect information being cited by other papers etc.?? any examples.

01 January 2016 10,020 0 View

Is there science behind gender inequality?

Can sexism boil down to science in any way? Or is it society bias?

11 November 2015 4,645 6 View

Why do governments around the world often not want to share data that they have collected?

With reference to freedom of information laws.

11 November 2015 4,720 1 View

Why has freedom of information in some countries lead to governments being more secretive with their data?

I'm interested in how this is affecting data journalism worldwide. Any relevant articles are appreciated.

10 October 2015 6,624 2 View

To what extent is the media responsible for the public thinking that stem cells will be the cure for everything?

I know there are a lot of examples where stem cells have been over-sensationalised, but can anyone offer any good examples of this? Do you think that patients' hopes are raised by stem cells in...

03 March 2015 3,750 6 View

What is the media's role in drug discovery and how good are they at analysing what goes on in this field?

Do they make any wrong choices in what they report and how they report it? Do they always accurately report on the risk/benefit of a drug so that the public can make their own analysis, or do they...

03 March 2015 6,846 0 View

What are some of the reasons why a regulatory agency would not allow a clinical trial for a drug to proceed?

What can go wrong during the preclinical trials to result in this? Are there any known examples?

03 March 2015 3,520 2 View

How does the pharmaceutical industry influence doctors and researchers?

What is the relationship between the researcher and the pharmaceutical company? Drug researchers often look to pharmaceutical companies for grants and pharmaceutical companies often look to...

03 March 2015 6,725 2 View

What ACTUALLY is the scope of potential for stem cell research in regenerative medicine?

I know this is a huge topic, but how far do we think they will go in the field of regenerative medicine? What are the hurdles that we are facing before we get to that stage? what IS the likelihood...

03 March 2015 5,776 0 View

Is animal testing for new medical treatments always relevant or should we focus on in vitro cell culture based models?

Is the process of animal testing always effective? Is it always relevant? Does it slow the process of the trials down? Should we look at more sustainable ways to test treatments?

03 March 2015 3,329 7 View

How are induced pluripotent stem cells formed?

I know that they are adult cells that are reprogrammed to act like embryonic stem cells, but how exactly does it work? What are the benefits of these types of stem cells as opposed to other types;...

03 March 2015 8,958 6 View

Can anyone tell me why stem cells can sometimes turn cancerous when they are implanted into the body?

Is this a risk in all fields of stem cell therapy? I am particularly interested in using stem cells for macular degeneration.

03 March 2015 8,233 7 View