| We are survival machines ' robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment” ' Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene. Three decades after Richard Dawkins revolutionised our understanding of living things with The Selfish Gene, evidence has accumulated to back his cold-eyed vision of how bodies, families and society are shaped by the simple “duplicate me” message in our genetic instructions ... | Read.. |
Science and technology thrive in a climate where there are active research groups, a culture of strong academic activity and a large population of productive research students. These are critical factors for the health of academic “blood”. ... | 
In work that may hold promise for victims of spinal cord and brain injuries, researchers report that they have managed to restore sight to blinded hamsters using a process they call nanoknitting. ... | 
God is everywhere. And these days one can meet him too, but for a hefty fee. ... | 
