August 2003

• Humanised yeast produce healing proteins

  Engineered cells might make cheaper medicines.

  29 August 2003

• 250 years of Linnaeus' plant names celebrated

  Labelling tussle continues on anniversary of seminal botany book.

  29 August 2003

• A giant outburst at millimetre wavelengths in the Orion Nebula

  Youngster in Orion Nebula throws out giant flare.

  28 August 2003

• Parkinson's transplant therapy faces setback

  Fetal tissue trial raises stem cell questions.

  28 August 2003

• Adult clones in sudden death shock

  Pig fatalities highlight cloning dangers.

  27 August 2003

• Red wine ingredient makes yeast live longer

  Baker's bug hints at health benefit of plant compounds.

  26 August 2003

• Last of NASA's Great Observatories flies the nest

  SIRTF set to scour skies for infrared traces of galaxy formation.

  23 August 2003

• All eyes on red planet

  Mars zooms in this week for closest approach in 60,000 years.

  23 August 2003

• Alaska diary Part 4: Wolf

  Bush's forest policy could be bad news for top predators.

  23 August 2003

• Honeybee sex gene discovered

  Sequencing project reveals two different versions make a female, one a male.

  22 August 2003