To avoid the problems encountered with GM food, scientists need to define ‘synthetic biology’ clearly and quickly and ensure it is properly regulated, writes Dr Kerstin Elbing
Rajith Dissanayake asks whether humans will ever be able to rein in their appetites in order to stop extinctions
Half a century after the death of Silent Spring author Rachel Carson, two authors in the latest issue of The Biologistcall for renewed action on species extinction. Karl Mathiesen begins with Carson's legacy.
The continued suppression of clinical trial data is an insult to patients and volunteers, writes Ian Bushfield
The number of flawed papers making it through peer review and into publications tells us something needs to change, say Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky
Not on Twitter? Social media and research go hand in hand, says Rebecca Nesbit
Mike Silverman on the lessons to be learned from privatising key scientific services
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