- Kat Arney
In this article Kat Arney describes the history of cloning and the techniques that were used to clone Dolly the Sheep, and how embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are made and used.
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- Kat Arney
Cloning and genetic modification (GM) of organisms, including plants and animals, has enormous therapeutic potential. But what are embryonic stem cells, how are stem cells made (extracted) and how can stem cells be used to treat diseases ?
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- Karen Smith
Developments in biological science, have led to a massive increase in the amount of data available in biology and medicine. Karen has a look at the Cambridge Computational Biological Institute, and what they are doing with it.
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- Barry Gibb
Scientists studying the Conus snail have found that it harbours a cocktail of over 50 nerve toxins in its venom, some of which have powerful painkilling (a
nalgesic) properties, and are now undergoing clinical trials.
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- Kat Arney
Dr. Kat Arney discusses the process of genetic imprinting whereby the expression of a gene, and therefore its effects, depend upon whether you inherit the gene from your mother, or your father.
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- Martin Westwell
I am organising a public event in Oxford entitled "The Science of Wine Tasting". I thought that people would be really keen but when I mentioned it to a colleague she said, "Well, that'll take all then fun out of it".
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- Klaus Jost
Underwater photographer Klaus Jost photographs the great white shark using a neoprene seal as bait in 'shark alley' off Geyser island, South Africa. In thi
s article he also discusses conservation eforts to save the great white from extinction.
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- Adel Fattah
SEX: A short word. Often used. Often used to sell products in fact. Yet it is one of our base instincts, one of our prime motivations in life. So why do we find the opposite sex so attractive? And why do we need sex anyway?
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- Kat Arney
Hold the front page! Some white-coated genius somewhere has found a gene for violence: suddenly our streets will be a safer place. Or how about genes for obesity and ageing, so we can look forward to becoming a nation of pert young things?
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- Gene Mascoli
The Chilean Sea Bass, or Patagonian Toothfish, is a very tasty fish particularly popular in America. Gene looks into why it has suddenly become very expensive and could be getting more so.
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