Pregnant pause HORMONE-blocking drugs could stop premature labour, say Australian researchers who have successfully delayed normal labour in sheep by a week. Many babies die because they are born prematurely, but physicians can't delay it by more than a day or two. Adam McCluskey and his colleagues at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales decided … News
Necessary suffering? Most people would think twice about sanctioning an experiment on animals in the wild that might lead to suffering. And in civilised nations, most government officials would see only trouble and strife in approving such research. Yet there are times when such experiments are justified and it is cowardly not to sanction them. A case … Opinion
Bioarmageddon IT BEGINS with a threat. A terrorist group declares that unless its demands are met within 48 hours, it will release anthrax over San Francisco. Two days later, a private plane flies across the Bay, spreading an aerosol cloud that shimmers briefly in the sunlight before disappearing. Scenario one: thousands are killed in the panic … Features
No gold yet for being green TWO years from now we will be slap-bang in the middle of the year 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Today, 19 September, will be day 5. One of the more interesting, indeed curious, aspects of the preparation for the Olympics has been the involvement of Greenpeace. The activist environmental group is not renowned for throwing … Forum
Feedback WHILE roller coaster enthusiasts travel the world trying the latest white knuckle rides, French doctors are wondering if the high G-forces are a health risk (see This Week, 9 May, p 12) . So Feedback recently grabbed the chance to ask two people who should really know: aircrew at the Tornado training station at RAF … Regulars