Research

Science fiction: the crisis in research

12 August 2023 9:00 am

The crisis in research

The solving of a biological mystery

2 December 2020 5:00 am

DNA is the blueprint that encodes the instructions to make proteins. Proteins are the building blocks and the machines that…

An off-the-shelf insect repellent could help kill Covid-19

27 August 2020 9:30 pm

Should we be spraying surfaces, and ourselves, with an off-the-shelf mosquito repellent to tackle the spread of Covid-19? The Ministry…

Covid's knock-on effect on child deaths

16 May 2020 8:55 pm

The daily death toll has been a constant backdrop to the Covid-19 crisis. Would we ever have entered lockdown, would…

A disturbing psychological experiment involving secrecy, small boys and sharp knives

28 April 2018 9:00 am

Gina Perry is the eminent psychologist who blew apart Stanley Milgram’s shocking revelations from his 1961 research. Milgram had caused…

The political wisdom of people who don’t even know what a circle is

2 January 2016 9:00 am

Why are liberals morons? I’m sure that this question has rattled around your mind before, perhaps when watching one of…

I believe in animal research. But it’s time to draw a line

16 August 2014 9:00 am

I believe in animal research. But is there really a justification for using animals in biology lessons?