The key to success
June 18, 2010
The key to future success in the pharmaceutical field might not be competition, but rather collaboration; a meeting of academic and industry minds focussed on one area to improve treatments.
Exploring sharks’ sens of smell with Jonathan Cox
June 1, 2010
Sharks have really sensitive noses – they can smell a drop of blood from almost 1km away – but how they’re able to do this has always been a puzzle....
Thanks to Iceland for the reality check
May 26, 2010
As Iceland’s glacier-covered Eyjafjallajökull volcano continues to erupt and send plumes of ash over Western Europe, Leila Sattary takes a positive look at the situation and imagines a world without...
Oxygen sensing with Peter Ratcliffe
May 1, 2010
Two Wellcome Trust-funded researchers were honoured in this year’s Canada Gairdner Awards – we catch up with one of the winners and learn that oxygen sensing amongst cells is more...
Sharing science with the masses
April 26, 2010
Communicating science to the general public can be an uphill struggle – Leila Sattary investigates the new profession of science communication and how it can make a difference to the...
Hauksbee Award winner Tim Harrison
April 1, 2010
The Royal Society’s Hauksbee Awards recognises the backroom boffins of science labs, research institutions and schools who work to support the UK science base. In March, ten individuals won the...
Ecofrauds and little green lies
March 26, 2010
Corporations are seeing “eco-friendliness” as a key selling point - green is indeed the new black in product marketing. Leila Sattary exposes the darker side of green, investigates some of...
Is there a consciousness confidence crisis?
March 19, 2010
Trauma to the brain can result in patients being in a vegetative or minimally conscious state – awake but unable to communicate with the people around them. Or so doctors...
Talking viruses with Luke Jerram
March 1, 2010
Viruses and bacteria are microscopic – you can’t see them, but they’re everywhere, from work surfaces and your keyboard to probiotic drinks and petri dishes. We catchup with the artist...
Spinning out
February 26, 2010
The number of university spin-out companies has declined in the last year despite the government’s recent injection of money into venture capital funds intended to prevent this collapse. Leila Sattary...
Wet information processing with Maurits de Planque
February 1, 2010
So often it appears that nature has pipped technology to the post, and information processing is no exception. Scientists are creating a new kind of ’wet’ information processing technology capable...
Animal ethics – pets or research tools
January 26, 2010
Animal ethics is a difficult subject – how do we tally our affection for animals as pets with our carnivorous tendencies and use of animals in laboratories. While chef star...
