
I'm homing in on the genetic essence of life
9 July 2014
Synthetic biologist Hamilton Smith wants to find the smallest genome that will keep a bacterium alive – and tidy up evolution's sloppy work

9 July 2014
Synthetic biologist Hamilton Smith wants to find the smallest genome that will keep a bacterium alive – and tidy up evolution's sloppy work

28 March 2014
Society needs to wake up to problems with body weight, drinking and e-cigarettes, says England's chief medical officer

12 August 2009
ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical have been among the targets of inventive pranks mounted by Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno