Alok Jha
Science Correspondent
Alok Jha is ITV's Science Correspondent, reporting on everything from space to stem cells. He has broadcast live from Antarctica, flown in a zero-gravity plane normally used to train astronauts and told the exclusive behind-the-scenes story of the scientists who made world's first lab-grown burger. He is the author of two books about science and is working on a third, a human biography of water. You can find him on Twitter and Facebook at fb.com/alokjha
'Breakthrough' in preventing set of inherited diseases
Scientists have developed a technique that could prevent diseases caused by faulty cell mitochondria being passed down the generations.
Read the full story ›The Scottish professor who discovered the Zika virus
Professor Alexander Haddow's papers on Zika virus have been rediscovered in the University of Glasgow's archive, after nearly 40 years.
Read the full story ›Why Pauline Cafferkey's Ebola case is unprecedented
Pauline Cafferkey's case will give scientists pause for thought about how Ebola spreads and why it might still be lurking.
Read the full story ›Study reveals '20% fall in new cases of dementia'
Overall number of people with dementia in the UK still rising but it appears better lifestyles may be contributing to improved brain health.
Read the full story ›Remain or Leave? What could it mean for science?
Ahead of the in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, ITV News looks at the potential impact on science.
Read the full story ›What are gravitational waves?
Scientists have discovered gravitational waves, 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence - but what are they?
Read the full story ›Georgia's story offers hope after DNA breakthrough
It’s hard not to be moved by the story of four-year-old Georgia Walburn-Green and her family.
Read the full story ›What can Britain learn from Dutch flood defences?
The Netherlands has spent tens of billions of euros improving its flood defences since nearly 2,000 people died in a storm in 1953.
Read the full story ›Climate deal sets strong targets, but it's not done yet
The target of keeping emissions to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 was probably unthinkable for most campaigners before Paris.
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