Boys to Men
Felicity Carlysle reports a new experimental treatment that may make having a family possible for childhood cancer survivors.
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Space is Rubbish!
A recent report from the US National Research Council has highlighted an ever increasing problem – space debris.
TLC the Forensic Way
Thin layer chromatography, more often referred to as TLC, is something you may well have unwittingly carried out a variation of as a child with some filter paper and pens. However it also made a recent cameo in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. So what exactly is TLC and what part does it have to play in modern forensic science?
Two Fingers for Science?
Researchers believe they have found a link between the relative lengths of your index and ring fingers and a predisposition to the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Elemental My Dear Chemist
This week saw the news that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) have decided that two new elements can be added to the periodic table.
Seeing Red – Presumptive Tests for Blood
Felicity Carlysle gets colourful looking at the methods used by crime scene investigators to detect blood.
Back Pain? Great Grandpa Might Hold the Answer…
New and old are coming together in a bid to develop new treatments for chronic back pain.
Could Smelly Socks Save Lives?
A combined effort of scientists in the UK and Kenya has discovered that smelly socks could help combat malaria.
