Sir John Vane

Obituary: Nobel prizewinning pharmacologist whose work revealed the life-saving benefits of a daily aspirin.

Light at the end of the tunnel …

Unlocking the human genome opened a door to ending disease, scientists claimed four years ago. David Adam asks what, if any, progress has been made so far.

Open your mind

Critics say Chinese biology and medicine are uncontrolled - a sort of 'wild east'. After witnessing a bizarre operation on a drug addict's brain, David Adam is inclined to agree.