Biology

Academics welcome a new trend for undergraduate journals. Zoe Corbyn and Matt Rooney report

Study reopens debate on differences in how men and women think, reports Olga Wojtas

Spam messages calling for research papers could lead to loss of personal details, says Chloe Stothart

Keith Ward on evolution versus intelligent design

Research councils want academics to spend some time outside their own disciplines, says Zoe Corbyn

Nancy Rothwell, Raymond Dwek, Alan Malcolm and Richard Dyer on the future of UK biology's learned societies

Strategies to deal with global warming must embrace all disciplines and approaches, not merely the technological, says Mike Hulme

A move to put research on a sustainable footing was keenly embraced by all sides, but disagreements over implementation are hindering progress. Zoe Corbyn reports

Scientists in synthetic biology need to engage with the public to define what is life, writes Zoe Corbyn

Phyllis C. Lee on the simian soap opera revealed by a long-term study of the cheeky, sociable capuchin

What will the freedom to produce hybrid embryos mean to stem-cell research? Zoe Corbyn reports

'No objective reason' to deny permanent post to researcher, says tribunal. Melanie Newman reports

BBSRC money fosters multidisciplinary teams to build UK strength in synthetic biology, writes Chloe Stothart

Chris McManus on our spitting image

Author Paul Young. Edition Second. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan. Pages 120. Price £12.99. ISBN 9781429201780.