Biotech in the lead

Reprieve for yew

Dream cures

Matters of the heart

Vaccinated against conception

The latest in the array of contraceptives are vaccines against reproductive hormones.

Stutter talk

Blame Edison

Replacing surgeons knife

Bony bonanza

Gene remedy

Scientists in the US have devised a method to deal with blocked blood vessels in legs

Mind-blowing wonder

Precision bending

A new method to bend beams of X-rays could make diagnosis precise

Glove in hand

Powder used in surgeons' gloves can cause inflammation andpost-operative infection

Changing colours

Internal traffic

Cells are surprisingly efficient when it comes to traffic management

Calcium equity within cells

How calcium ions are distributed equitably inside a human cell

Cellular compass

Researchers try to find out how cells seek direction

Shh the patient's listening!

Sex determination and stress

Never ceasing wonder

Healing touch

Were you born intelligent?

Oxygen to heal wounds

Curb diabetes

With a climber

Are humans next?