Hooray for Crystallography

In celebration of the International Year of Crystallography, Debbie Nicol writes about the importance of crystallography and how the technique has helped to shape science. Recently, I read of the United Nations Educational, Scientific...

Gene Editing in HIV Therapy

The human immunodeficiency virus, commonly known as HIV, causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV infects and kills millions of people each year. In 2012, an estimated number of 35.3 million people lived with...

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The Psychology of Happiness

Psychology has traditionally been concerned primarily with suffering; over the past century psychologists have made great strides in the assessment and treatment of mental illness, but comparatively little research has explored positive human experiences....

An Evening with Richard Wiseman

The Admiral Bar was packed almost to bursting point as many people gathered to listen to one of the most well-known psychologists out there – Richard Wiseman. Richard went through his talk in an...