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Attempt to break the cycle of cancer
New research which shows how genes rapidly switch on and off will challenge existing scientific theories, writes Dick Ahlstrom p
Far from Folsom's prism
A doctoral student at Armagh Observatory is searching for rare
but important magnetic stars that may help explain how stars form,
writes
Dick Ahlstrom p
'God Helmet' unveils the secrets of Buddhists and nuns
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: MODERN IMAGING techniques can look at the human brain in real time and see what parts are activated as the subject thinks certain thoughts or experiences specific feelings. p
When chemistry finds gold in the green
WHEN IT COMES to protecting the environment, chemicals don't always have the best of reputations. But chemistry can be green too, argues one researcher from University College Dublin. By making therapeutic drugs in the lab, chemists can help save plants with medicinal value from being over-exploited. p
