Alexander McNamara

Online Editor, BBC Science Focus

Alexander is the former Online Editor at BBC Science Focus.

Recent articles by Alexander McNamara

Two doses of a coronavirus vaccine candidate created by UK researchers produce a greater antibody response than a single dose, a study in pigs has shown © Sean Elias/University of Oxford/PA

Oxford vaccine Trial on pigs 'boosts coronavirus immune response'

Blood plasma is prepared for delivery at a newly opened plasma donor centre in Twickenham, southwest London © Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

Male donor plasma ‘contains more coronavirus antibodies’ than female

Apple redesigns iPhone home screen for iOS14 © Apple

Apple redesigns iPhone home screen for iOS 14

Social media users more likely to believe coronavirus conspiracy theories © Getty Images

Social media use linked to believing coronavirus conspiracy theories

New technique 'saves 70 per cent' of donated livers for transplant © Getty Images

New technique ‘saves up to 70 per cent’ of donated livers for transplant

Low-cost steroid dexamethasone a 'major breakthrough' in cutting COVID-19 deaths © Getty Images

Low-cost steroid dexamethasone a ‘major breakthrough’ in cutting COVID-19 deaths

Solar Orbiter © ESA/ATG medialab/Nasa/PA

Solar Orbiter lines up historic photo in closest pass to the Sun

Coronavirus: Mandatory face masks 'could save 50,000 lives' © Getty Images

Coronavirus Mandatory face masks 'could save up to 50,000 lives'

Coronavirus blood trial targets hormone imbalance © Getty Images

Coronavirus blood trial targets hormone imbalance

May 2020 'joint-hottest month' since records began © Getty Images

May 2020 ‘joint-hottest month’ since records began

Is the coronavirus R number still a useful measure? © Getty Images

Is the COVID-19 R number still a useful measure?

Does a human heart have a finite number of beats? © iStock

Link between coronavirus and heart diseases undergoes major study

'Embryo-like' model mimics crucial period of human development (A human gastroloid model was created by researchers in Cambridge © Naomi Moris/University Of Cambridge/PA)

‘Embryo-like’ model mimics crucial period of human development

Sony reveals PS5 console (Sony/PA)

Sony unveils next-generation PS5 gaming console

Coronavirus entered the UK 'at least 1,356 times' © Getty Images

Coronavirus entered the UK ‘at least 1,356 times’