INTERVIEWS

For the Record: Greg Clark

Tom Ireland talks to the universities, science and cities minister Greg Clark about the coalition's record on science

No laughing matter: Sophie Scott

Tom Ireland talks to Professor Sophie Scott about studying laughter - and why it's not just humans who get the giggles

Crick Questions: Sir Paul Nurse

Sir Paul Nurse tells Tom Ireland about how the UK must overcome 'the UKIP factor' to attract the best overseas scientists, plus his plans for London's new 'superlab', the Francis Crick Institute

Seeing the Big Picture: Sir Mark Walport

Tom Ireland speaks to the Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir Mark Walport, about influencing policy

A Big Deal

Tom Ireland speaks to palaeontologist Dr Diego Pol about the largest animal to have ever walked the earth

Passing the Baton

In May, Dame Jean Thomas took over from Dame Nancy Rothwell as president of the Society of Biology. The Biologist editor Sue Nelson met both women at Charles Darwin House to celebrate the handover

Twist of Fate

Developmental biologist Dr Alison Woollard tells Tom Ireland about her Royal Institution Lectures, and how cells know what to do

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