John Maddox explains the new science behind Dolly and why the ethical dilemmas can wait

The LSE was the venue for the recent Guardian-Fabian Society-Nexus conference on "The Future of the Centre Left." Normally on leaving such unashamedly revisionist events one would expect, and...

John Maddox explains an important, but scarcely noticed, EU-inspired change to radiation exposure rules

Charlene Blake, a school teacher from Springfield, Virginia, has used cyberspace to strike a blow for the consumer. She bought a 1992 Chrysler Dodge Caravan with ABS brakes which, when it was about a...

I'll be glad when it's over. The general election that is. We seem to be living through an electrified hiatus. The nervous tension, just waiting for the off, is threatening more cardiac arrests than...

Killer diseases such as E. coli infection are back in the news. John Maddox looks at life from a bugs' perspective

John Maddox considers how the Wellcome Trust can save Russian science

John Maddox looks at new research which sheds light on the differences between Earth and the other planets

There is no good reason why unwanted human embryos should not be used in research

Recent progress in the fight against Aids shows that throwing money at problems can work