Anthony King

I am a freelance science journalist based in Dublin, Ireland. I cover a variety of topics in chemical and biological sciences, as well as science policy, health and innovation.

My articles have appeared in Nature, Science, Cell, Chemistry World, New Scientist, the Irish Times, New York Times, EMBO Reports, Chemistry & Industry and more.

I enjoy writing on a wide breadth of subjects, from antibiotics to petrochemicals, bumblebees to asteroid composition, palaeontology to brain development. Previously I worked for a publishing company as a science editor.

My primary degree in science is from Trinity College Dublin and I hold a Master’s degree in science communications from Dublin City University.

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News
Explainer: how is the vaccine pipeline for Covid-19 looking?
2020-06-30T08:46:00
The race to develop a vaccine is almost six months old. Who’s in the lead?
Business
Oil price crash ripples through chemicals production
2020-05-26T13:28:00
Fuel production slowdown will favour more flexible refiners as demand for petrochemicals is stable or increasing
News
Science steps up a gear as struggle to both understand and fight coronavirus intensifies
2020-04-16T13:30:00
Research that might have taken years is being turned around in months as journals fast-track Covid-19 manuscripts
Research
Structural studies offer glimpse of how coronavirus initiates human cell invasion
2020-04-03T09:46:00
Researchers studying virus receptor-binding domains suggest virus could have passed directly from bats to humans
Research
Potent coronavirus drug candidate designed using 3D structure of key viral enzyme
2020-03-27T10:45:00
Inhibitor of Sars-CoV-2 protease shows promise in early animal tests
Business
RNA vaccines are coronavirus frontrunners
2020-03-11T14:27:00
Several groups have potential Sars-CoV-2 vaccines ready or close to testing, thanks to rapid development pathways
Research
Detailed 3D coronavirus spike map offers hope for vaccine development
2020-02-20T14:30:00
Structure determined at ‘remarkable’ speed in little over a month
Feature
Adjuvants: vaccines’ hidden helpers
2020-02-17T09:42:00
Anthony King examines a crucial part of vaccines that can significantly boost their performance, but which often go unrecognised
Research
Water treatment byproducts linked to thousands of bladder cancers in Europe
2020-01-28T09:56:00
Call for countries to do more to drive down levels of trihalomethanes produced during disinfection
Business
Revived Alzheimer’s antibody met with guarded optimism
2020-01-08T09:29:00
Biogen’s aducanumab offers the possibility to slow disease progress, but regulators will likely want more convincing evidence
Research
Tyre crumb toxicology study raises questions about artificial turf
2019-12-03T14:47:00
First work in vertebrates reveals developmental abnormalities in chicken embryos
Review
Exhibition: Plastic
2019-11-22T09:30:00
This exhibition wrestles with the conundrums of plastic – cheap to make, expensive to dispose of; it can last forever, but is often used only once.
News
Twitter reveals growing global public anxiety about Crispr gene-editing
2019-10-28T14:10:00
Sentiment in tweets shows controversial events such as creation of gene-edited babies is worrying people
Feature
Stem cell hype
2019-09-09T11:44:00
Many clinics around the world offer unproven treatments, while genuine therapies are slowly making their way through trials. Anthony King reports
Review
Exhibition: Perfection
2019-09-06T09:30:00
Dublin’s Science Gallery invites you to go and question your own definition of ‘perfect’
Research
Wood microfluidics carve out a niche
2019-08-23T09:52:00
Teflon-coated wood devices perform as well as plastic equivalents but face some challenges before they can realise their clinical and sustainable potential
News
Australian basic research squeezed as R&D to fall to lowest level for decades
2019-08-16T09:41:00
Researchers call for end of benign neglect for science as funding predicted to fall to 40-year low
Research
Nanotube catalysts spring into action on microplastic waste
2019-08-05T10:03:00
Helical carbon nanotubes activate an oxidant that produces polymer-degrading free radicals
Research
Silica aerogel could heat the surface of Mars enough to sustain life
2019-07-15T16:07:00
Insulating material could replicate the effects of Earth’s atmosphere on the red planet, warming it by 50°C
News
Ambitious Irish climate plan aims for zero-carbon economy by 2050
2019-06-21T14:32:00
Targets floated for one million electric cars and 70% renewable energy by 2030

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