Andrew Terry

"Invasive biopsy is currently the only sure way to diagnose the degenerative neurological condition Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD). But a highly sensitive assay could change that, providing a fast, accurate alternative for early diagnosis of this rare but deadly condition." - Andrew Terry

Prions are scary! Here's why, in case your wondering; " All known prion diseases affect the structure of the brain or other neural tissue and all are currently untreatable and universally fatal." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Halil

The problem is that the Euro-crisis is ably demonstrating how financial harmonisation across very different nation states doesn't work, and it's frustrating that - in spite of the failed Euro-experiment - the Eurocrats still think the answer is to enforce *more* harmonisation! - Andrew Terry

To say that Germany funds it all is not strictly true. Despite having our own currency, and despite our *not* being a member of the the Euro, the UK's exposure to bailouts is still a massive £8 billion... And yes Merkel has hoops to jump through, but where Eurocrat legislation is concerned, these hoops have a habit of evaporating... - Andrew Terry

Oh yes, Merkel likes retirement for all in the age of 80! - Solveigh Calderin

"There is surely no more oxymoronic profession than the tenured business-school professor, and yet these job-squatting apostles of the free market are rife and desperate. Potential students should take note: if taking a professional risk were as marvellous as they say, why do these role models so assiduously avoid it?" - Andrew Terry

Android users don't have as much control over their app as you might think; when a newly installed app display what permissions it requires, you don't get the option to deny some permissions while allowing others; it's all or nothing. And, because the Android marketplace lacks the oversight of Apple's App Store approval process, how is the user able to judge whether or not a particular app is compromised? - Andrew Terry