Stephen Young

Science: Genes turn on to a puff of gas

Life

The subtle side of sex

Mind & Body: Against Ageing - No one wants to end up sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything-the good news is that we may be able to hold back the tide.

Review: A lavish spread for nature lovers

These cells were made for learning

Dangerous dance of the dividing cell: Most cells divide at just the right moment, and in just the right place. Discovering the molecules that control this timing may help us to understand cancer

Review: The man who bled redheads

Life and death in the condemned cell: Doomed cells never die, they just self-destruct. This strange phenomenon is crucial to fighting infection and disease

Review: An exhilarating ride through embryology

A new foreign secretary for science: One of the most successful biologists of her generation and a leading advocate of research on human embryos, Anne McLaren is poised to storm one of science's oldest male bastions

Review: Bold and shocking biology

Science: DNA prints show how lions keep it in the family