“Climate change, medicine, the food we eat, the way we give birth, the way we die. Science governs every aspect of our lives. But can we trust politicians to make the right decisions for us about those vital issues?” Former UK government chief scientist and president of the Royal Society, and many times Nature author Lord May, examines the “crucial but uneasy relationship between politics and science” on Radio 4, Thursday 15 Feb, 2100-2130 GMT in a programme entitled "Scientists advise ministers decide. "

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