MPs say lift ban on reproductive human cloning
The creation of a half-man/half-animal may be thought to be the stuff of science fiction, but this week MPs will recommend that the government overturns its ban on such experiments.
Doctors to climb Everest – and get out the exercise bikes
Experiments in mountain's 'death zone' could create a piece of medical history.
From the cells up
Engineers of the future will swap their computers and spanners for viruses and DNA. Alok Jha introduces a brand-new science: biological engineering.
Warning: food can make you fat
Lucy Mangan is glutted with dietary advice from Carole Caplin, Mireille Guiliano and Nigel Denby.
Cashing in on your genes
The fashion for genetic testing via the internet is more about using the power of suggestion to turn a profit than about inherited abilities, writes Vivienne Parry.
The sheep of reason
Adam Phillips examines the opposite of madness in Going Sane. Lisa Appignanesi on an inspiring treatment of an elusive subject.
Own tissue breast implant
Stem cells, the progenitors of living tissue, could alter the face of cosmetic surgery, claim scientists today, who report that implants of flesh grown from bone marrow could provide better material for reconstructive surgery following cancer treatment.