Twenty years in the past, after I arrange the Science Media Centre, scientists had been notably absent from the nation’s airwaves. Frenzies about Frankenstein meals objects, designer infants and MMR might have gripped the media however most consultants place their heads down and experimented with to keep away from controversy. The worth tag was the British public’s rejection of GM applied sciences and quantities of MMR vaccinations that dropped to a dangerous minimal. Now, scientists recognise it’s not greater than sufficient simply to do wonderful science – they should additionally join its implications. As a remaining outcome, the Uk now will get most of its science info instantly from the…