‘Editing’ technique can rewrite genes
Scientists at a company in California have developed a potentially revolutionary technique to permanently rewrite any gene in the human body, offering hope of a cure to many with inherited diseases.
The myth of dying
Polly Toynbee: In the cacophony of debate about insignificant things, the torture of unassisted death goes on unremarked.
Julius Axelrod
Obituary: Nobel laureate whose revolutionary biochemical researches helped to create the new pharmacology.
Death on doctor’s orders
Euthanasia campaigners are hailing Oregon's right-to-die law as a blueprint for Britain.