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Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Science Daily: To mark Ghostbusters Day we reveal Afterlife’s CGI magic

Courtesy of MPC

(Picture: Courtesy of MPC)

To mark Ghostbusters Day we spoke to Christophe Paradis, animation supervisor from MPC (Moving Picture Company).

Christophe played a big part in creating the graphics behind the ghosts on Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

We find out how they brought back the late actor Harold Ramis, who was the much-loved Egon Spengler in the original, through the power of CGI.

Monkeypox has been designated as a ‘notifiable disease’ in England, meaning GPs and medics now have to alert local health authorities to suspected cases.

The UKHSA said monkeypox doesn’t usually spread easily between people, and the overall risk to the UK population remains low.

It’s World Oceans Day but around the coastline of the British Isles, it's a case of ‘who dares, swims’, after a grim warning from another kind of SAS - Surfers Against Sewage.

Hugo Tagholm, the charity’s chief executive, told us the UK’s sea and river quality is being ruined by water companies discharging 'raw effluent' into our rivers and coastal waters.

Plus, a new biodegradable gel that could hopefully repair damage caused by a heart attack. Why the Red Panda has been driven closer to extinction. Summer Game Fest 2022: Worldwide reveal of the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and we take a look at Instagram’s new features.

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