Mineral-packed crops

Sap zap

US scientists show how plants can be used as vaccine-factories

Artificial blood

Porcine prescription

Pancreatic cells from pigs could help treat diabetics

Mean migraine

Gossamer research

Body balance

Two studies suggest that the brain and the nervous system are loaded in favour of symmetry

Why zebra refused to be saddled with domesticity

They look like stripey horses – so why don't we ride them?

Academia Spring in making

Journal>> Petition • Elsevier

Sleep to success

Ulcerative bacteria

Anti-AIDS vitamin

When muscle cells mutiny

The motor neurone disease afflicts muscles but leaves the brain alone

Spunky food

Fooling the body's immune system

Indian scientists have devised a technique that can jam the functioning of hormones

Bacterial flesh-eaters

Depilating microbes

Smart dodo

A stickler for cleanliness

Older than age

Putting colour into pelts

Scientists say a pair of genes are responsible for lending colour to animal furs.

Paralysing gene

An ancient vice

Thriving on fat

A matter of timing