How the drugs giant and a lone academic went to war
Worrying power games are at the heart of Procter and Gamble's relationship with academics, alleges the scientist investigating its billlion-dollar osteoporosis treatment, reports Jo Revill.
Let’s end the sham debate about MMR right here
Michael Fitzpatrick: The divergence between scientific and public opinion is the key to the dogged persistence of the autism controversy.
Bill Gates gives $258m to world battle against malaria
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates last night gave $258m (£145m) to the fight against malaria, branding the rich world's efforts in tackling the disease "a disgrace".
The best of times, the worst of times
New research is looking at the impact of a student's suicide on a university. Harriet Swain reports.
Student death sparks meningitis fears
Students at Liverpool University were being issued with antibiotics today after a second-year undergraduate died of suspected meningitis.
From frozen Alaska to the lab: a virus 39,000 times more virulent than flu
· Tight security to prevent 'select agent' escaping · Publication of its genetic code raises fears of misuse