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“Members of Parliament almost act as social workers”—a murder shakes up a British political habit
Also on the daily podcast: tracking TB’s every drug-resistance mutation and why Andy Warhol is big in Iran, again
SIR DAVID AMESS was killed doing what he loved: speaking directly with voters. We examine the dangers inherent in the “constituency surgeries” that British politicians cherish. The fight against tuberculosis is made harder by mutations that confer drug resistance; we look at research that has traced nearly every one of them. And why Andy Warhol is big in Iran, again. Runtime: 20 min
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