Sir Robert May, outgoing UK Chief Scientist, spoke to Robert Walgate about treading the fine line between government and the science community, and the changing face of science in the UK and Europe.

genome sequence will help in developing protection against the disease. Robert Walgate discovers that it might - but perhaps not in the most obvious ways.

Tropical Medicine for malaria was 20 times the size of the School's usual receipts.

The UK government is worried. It says science underpins the economy, but the big issue is public opinion, reports Robert Walgate.

LONDON, July 24 (Science Analysed) The 2000-strong International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases concluded on 19 July in Atlanta, Georgia. But if you weren't there, don't despair. The organizers are offering online versions of selected presentations, with audio and slides, scheduled to go live from today, as well as a searchable abstracts system.The Atlanta programme included current work on surveillance, epidemiology, research, communication and training, bioterrorism, and the preven

A mathematical re-analysis of microarray gene expression data reveals that the vast majority of expression patterns can be represented by just a few 'characteristic modes'.

Japan is promising to boost its support for work in HIV/AIDS and parasitic tropical diseases.

Protestors are said to have struck at an icon of genetics

"Genuinely very good news" to "cautiously optimistic" covers the range of reactions among scientists to a UK research spending hike.

British experts try to have it both ways in the prediction of the trends in variant CJD.

artificial gene constructs are causing political controversy in France.

D funding has fallen by more than half in fifteen years.