Scientists are finally succeeding where so many men have failed: in understanding why women find some guys handsome and others hideousWHEN it comes to partners, men often find women’s taste…
Day: December 9, 2010
Perfume: Making sense of scents
A new way to describe a fragrancePERFUMES have colourful descriptions, such as floral or musky, to give buyers an inkling of their aromas. But perfumers often disagree about how to…
Prevention of cancer: Wonder drug
Aspirin continues to amazeFOR thousands of years aspirin has been humanity’s wonder drug. Extracts from the willow tree have been used for pain relief in folk medicine since the time…
Embryonic stem cells: Testing science
The law continues to threaten stem-cell research in AmericaON DECEMBER 6th an appeals court in Washington, DC, heard the latest arguments in the case of Sherley v Sebelius, on the…