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Nobel

Space

Old ÒÁÈ˾þÃ: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?

Why did a maverick British astronomer never get the gong? New ÒÁÈ˾þÃs of Novembers past reveal it’s a perennial worry

Regulars

Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells

Life

Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells

News

People in biosafety suits

Life

It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

News

Radio powered by your own sweat hints at future of wearables 

Technology

Radio powered by your own sweat hints at future of wearables 

News

E. coli bacteria

Life

Synthetic genes can make weird new proteins that actually work

News

3D-printed bacteria could make bespoke graphene-like materials

Technology

3D-printed bacteria could make bespoke graphene-like materials

News

Yeast cells

Life

Five designer chromosomes bring synthetic life a step closer

News

A robot shakes hands with a human

Technology

UK announces extra funding for robotics and driverless cars

News

great auk

Life

Resurrecting nature: Extinct is not forever

Features

Pink bacterium with purple background

Life

Electronic gene control could let us plug bacteria into devices

Hooking up custom-made microbes to electronics could have a host of applications in medicine and industry, such as smarter drugs and better health apps

News

Life

Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA

News

Technology

Transistor stretchier than skin for ultra-flexible wearable tech

News

Humans

The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere

Features

Life

The world in 2076: Human-made life forms walk the earth

Features

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