John Clark

Pioneering scientist whose entrepreneurial skills paved the way for Dolly the sheep.

Scientist raises £750,000 to develop weapon against MRSA

A businesswoman who became a scientist as a mature student has raised £750,000 to develop an idea that could become a weapon against the MRSA superbug, the bacteria that has caused concern in Britain's hospital wards because it cannot be countered by normal antibiotics.

Sune Bergstrom

A Nobel prizewinning biochemist, he discovered how prostaglandins regulate vital life processes, with many consequences for treatment.

Linford Rees

Psychiatrist who contributed to the development of effective drug therapy.

Who am I?

Paul Bloom proposes biological foundations for the split between mind and body in Descartes' Baby.

Labour ‘fixing’ medical student intake

The Tories have accused the government of trying to "fix" the social class intake at some of Britain's top universities after it emerged that funding was being provided for medical students with lower than the standard minimum A-level grades.