MP triggers homeopathy dispute at science committee

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MP triggers homeopathy dispute at science committee

There is no case for further scientific investigation into the “manifestly nonsensical” mechanism by which homeopathy is supposed to work, the government’s outgoing chief scientific advisor has said.

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MP triggers homeopathy dispute at science committee

There is no case for further scientific investigation into the “manifestly nonsensical” mechanism by which homeopathy is supposed to work, the government’s outgoing chief scientific advisor has said.

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