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Johnjoe McFadden on a computer programme that turns DNA into music
Johnjoe McFadden: A computer programme that turns DNA into music helps to bring the arts and sciences closer. Related PostsThe Energy Challenge: Navajos and Environmentalists ...
Letters: Misconceived approach to sperm and egg donors
Letters: The proposal to identify children born as a result of gamete donation through their birth certificates must be the last throw of a lobby whose efforts have ...
Alok Jha: Armed with optimism
Alok Jha: New cancer figures shouldn’t alarm us when knowledge about disease can help us reduce risk. Related PostsRussian mini-sub back from polar dive ...
Leader: In praise of ... Perseids meteors
Leader: Warm evenings and dark skies, thanks to a new moon, should make the week ahead an excellent one for stargazing - and it comes as one of the most impressive ...
Zoe Williams: research into gender colour preference is idiocy
Zoe Williams: Humanity has nothing to gain from research into whether females prefer the colour pink. Related PostsAt Fermilab, the Race Is on for the ?God Particle?For ...
Johnjoe McFadden: Payment for ancient debts
Johnjoe McFadden: Our resistance to an epidemic 3m years ago may have exposed us to the risk of HIV today. Related PostsTornado kills one in N.D. town (AP)AP ...
Jose Rial: Polar earthquakes are nothing new, and don't foretell catastrophe
We don’t know yet whether melting icecaps play any role, but scare stories don’t help, says Jose Rial Related PostsHumberto dumps rain in Texas, Louisiana ...
Carol Sarler: Don't let science fall foul of the yuck factor
Carol Sarler:Robert Winston is the latest scientist to find that potential life-saving research is thwarted by a misplaced public outcry of moral outrage. Related ...
Sergei Khrushchev: How Russia lost the moon
Sergei Khrushchev: The Soviets squandered the lead in the space race that Sputnik gave them, despite my father’s efforts. Related PostsNiedługo zobaczymy pierwsze ...
Leader: In praise of ... Sir Martin Evans
Leader: Sir Martin Evans’s discovery of embryonic stem cells has given scientists the key to treating a range of genetic conditions. His research method may ...