The green vendetta against artificial insulin
Forty years ago researchers created a synthetic form of insulin, the hormone that controls levels of sugar in the blood. Some greens weren’t happy.
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Brexit: self-confidence and renewal
The referendum took a giant step along the road to freedom. But the job is not finished. Achieving independence will require a change in our thinking.
Time for new rules
Two closely related financial opportunities present themselves next year when Britain leaves the EU…
How genome editing works
Genome editing involves the deliberate modification of a specific sequence of DNA in a living cell.
Take control for a future for biotech
Biotechnology will be at the heart of the future of medicine and agriculture, as well as several other industries. But will it be at the centre of British industry?
Handbook for leavers
A new book marshals the arguments for Brexit, and exposes the ambitions of the EU…
Journal pans device regulation
An editorial in the British Medical Journal – not noted for a pro-Brexit line – points out the weaknesses of medical device regulation in the EU.
Brexit on stage
Not everyone in the arts is in love with the EU. A new play has been putting the other point of view…
The First World War: 1914 - 1918
Driven by the jostling of aggressive empires, the First World War undermined the working classes of Europe at a point when they were in an upswing…
Italy: EU fines threat
The European Commission rejected Italy’s budget just one day after it was submitted.
HS2: station plans unveiled
Designs for two new stations which will form a key part of the HS2 rail plan have now been unveiled.
Automobiles: plan for electric cars
MPs on the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee have called for the sale of new cars with petrol or diesel engines to be banned by 2032.