One of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s key advisers on genetically modified foods
has been nominated as the next president of the Royal Society. Robert May will
step down as the government’s chief scientific adviser in September and take up
his new role at Britain’s most prestigious scientific institution in November.
May is renowned for his denunciations of environmental pressure groups that
oppose GM foods, famously describing the leaders of the organic movement as
“ayatollahs”.
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from Â鶹´«Ã½
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending Â鶹´«Ã½ articles
1
We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
2
Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
3
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
4
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
5
Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected
6
These are the extinct humans that live on in your DNA
7
A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
8
A new measure of health is revolutionising how we think about ageing
9
Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land
10
Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century
