Science Features

A clinical trial testing an Alzheimer's Disease vaccine was dealt a crushing blow when some of patients showed...

Exposing patients to x-rays is a gamble between a necessary investigation to aid in forumlating a diagnosis, and the...

e-Science, including telemedicine, has the potential to revolutionise patient care. Grid technology can ensure flexible...

Hold the front page! Some white-coated genius somewhere has found a gene for violence: suddenly our streets will be a...

Dalya Rosner asks whether microchimerism (literally an animal with parts made from lots of animals) causes female...

The recent rush to denounce the Emmanuel City Technology College in Gateshead overwhelming. What is wrong with a state...

Historically, drugs have been produced according to a one-size-fits all approach. But now we are in a position to start...

Research has revealed that part of the brain responsible for smelling grows during pregnancy, at least in rats. This...

What is a DNA fingerprint and how can it help you to solve crimes, identify a baby's father and suss out the best...

My mother-in-law loathes science and loves science. She loathes science because it is used to bulldoze her opinion-...

Imagine if you could turn your muscles into blood cells, or turning your bone marrow into muscle. How about changing...

It's funny how the microscopic world of bacteria and viruses are so similar to the macroscopic world of human...

Cloning and genetic modification (GM) of organisms, including plants and animals, has enormous therapeutic potential....

Animal models of disease help us to understand the molecular, cellular and chemical basis of disease, and to test new...