Setting the pace for research

A hint from cars

Immune virus

HIV bringsscience down on its knees

Stars in the Nobel firmament

Giving theheart a hand

Malaria vaccine tests positive in trials

New drug alternatives

Agony and ecstasy

Vaccine for dengue

Absent gene

Celery for blood pressure

Hair-raising promise

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.

Breathing out poison

Espying bacteria

First gender

Two genes induce the intrinsically female embryo to change into a male

Protein cures cancer

Feverish inactivity

Trick up the sleeve

Sleeves and cuffs made of a new biodegradable material can help mend damaged blood vessels

Enzymes tailored to fit

British scientists have evolved a way to make enzymes more tenacious and alter their activity

Drug couriers

Artificial fat globules called liposomes can reduce the side-effects of drugs