Blink and you live
Doctors have found a twilight state that blurs the distinction between life and death. Laura Spinney on how rare glimpses of sentience can now save coma patients.
UK firm tried HIV drug on orphans
GlaxoSmithKline embroiled in scandal in which babies and children were allegedly used as ‘laboratory animals’.
It’s life, but not as God planned it
Attempts to create synthetic life in a laboratory are no longer science fiction. David Adam and Ian Sample report.
Hope for vital cures in £3m genetic research
Pioneering 'genetic transplants' which could bring fresh hope to thousands of people with incurable diseases will win a £3 million boost tomorrow.
Box pop
Opening Skinner's Box is an intriguing attempt by Lauren Slater to 'bring to life' 10 psychological experiments
Chemists ‘should sell Chinese medicine’
Traditional Chinese medicines should be classified as drugs and sold through licensed pharmacies, according to scientists.