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I agree. It was just an added point of marginal interest. Bezos must be somewhat on the dumb side. Either to NOT realise how finite and fragile the Earth is. Or to expect us to believe in his transformation. Amazon's founder has told delegates at Cop26 that his trip to space made him realise...

But green H is increasing production. JCB have contracted to buy loads - from Australia.

Yebbut - the jet is using some biofuel. (Should be piofuel - all it does is assert the person's self-proclaimed piousness.) Completely ignoring that every litre of biofuel used in this aircraft simply means one less litre available for other aircraft.

There is some black humour looking at the products on shelves proclaiming removal of plastic wrapping. While the majority of pallets were wrapped round with untold metres of heavyduty shrinkwrap for their journey from warehouse to shop - then to be discarded.

It depletes at the appropriate rate for the isotope, yes. But there is another effect, on top of everything else, which is that high doses of iodine effectively "stun" the thyroid. Any radioactive iodine already in the thyroid will tend to be trapped as it stops functioning for a while...

‘I wish I’d voted to stay in’: Brixham fishers on the cost of Brexit

Yes, quite right. But it really needs to be given before they are exposed. If you know the reactor is blowing, or the cloud is coming your way, take some. Also, although many can take substantial doses of iodine without too much by way of side effects, it can make others very ill, and...

I don't know what you are referring to. I see ten stories - none appear to be vaccine-related:

Stop! There's 131, 132 and continuing degradation of 132Te. The iodine content of the thyroid is not due to a dynamic equilibrium from being in solution. It is actively transported into the thyroid. That depends on the need for iodine. The iodine content of the thyroid (of an adult rather than...

I'd like to see carefully performed research to prove that. At the moment, I am remaining agnostic on the specific issue. If they have already taken up some radioactive iodine, it is conceivable that extra iodine would mean the radioactive iodine does not get turned over as quickly as it would...

The very fact it was Javid rather implies it is England only. Though they are so careless with their language, you can't always be sure.

I am not aware of anywhere in the UK which adds iodine to water. The issues of Derbyshire neck are not quite as simple as at first appears. Other places with seemingly similarly low iodine do not see the same rates of goitre. Things like calcium, magnesium and other elements have their own...

It can pass through the placenta - when incorporated into thyroid hormone. The foetus starts out relying on maternal thyroid hormone but at some point its own thyroid starts working. That requires iodine to cross the placenta - which it does. (Some foetal iodine would be the result of...

But the immune system doesn't tolerate TPO - it produces vast numbers of antibodies to it, sometimes over many decades.

A good question. The dm+d was supposed to provide some central definitions but we need a pan-UK dictionary/Wiki. And that should shadow and link to a pan-Europe dictionary/Wiki. And that should shadow and link to a pan-world dictionary/Wiki (probably overseen by WHO). And dm+d doesn't actually...

No-one would believe they were 100% effective. If they had read pretty much any CDC or "scientific" papers.

Not convinced. In the most common thyroid disorder, the prime test is for Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibodies. The reason being two-fold. First, in autoimmune (and some other) thyroid disease, the contents of the thyroid's follicles spill into the bloodstream. The immune system recognises the...

Oh no they are not! Lack of agreed common definitions is a major problem in the areas I am most involevd with. Classic - what is "subclinical hypothyroidism"? Earlier definitions tended towards having no symptoms but a blood test showing an issue. But nowadays it is often treated as "we...

I know I developed an antibody response to my AZ vaccines. But no evidence of a response to infection. I had very mild issues with the vaccination. The one that has surprised me is continuing mild discomfort and slight weeping near the injection sites. The first twinge was about two weeks after...

Yesterday afternoon, I drove up the high street and wondered at a turn-off being closed but that happens quite often for road or building maintenance, etc. It is very narrow so no option to close one lane or anything like that. The real reason has been something much worse and sadder. Three...