Science

Planet of Diamonds

Parents Bank on Stem Cells, Not the 'Tooth Fairy'

India has no laws, and only unenforceable guidelines on what stem-cell research is permitted here; many institutions are working on the fringes of mainstream scientific pursuits, using embryonic, fetal and umbilical stem cells in experiments that are

God Particle Running Out of Places to Hide

"We're trying to put together the last two cards. If the Higgs Boson is found, the two cards meet. If it's not ... the house of cards is going to fall down."

Search on for Elusive Susy

Physicists exploring the sub-atomic world appear undeterred by their failure to find long-anticipated exotic new physics and seem much like travellers who have ventured into a vast new continent seeking wonders they believe exist there.

Romancing the Genome