• Why a little of what you fancy does you good

  The Bible advises us to take a little wine for our stomachs' sakes. Scientific research confirms the spirit if not the letter of the advice. As Arthur Klatsky has just summarised authoritatively in Scientific American, drinking little and often can be good for your heart. Unfortunately, this prescription will not suit non-drinkers who are predisposed to developing an unhealthy fondness for drink. p
  

• Making a splash

  An inventor born in Co Mayo secured Ireland's place in military history,writes Mary Mulvihill p
  

• Put 'em under pressure

  Pressurising food kills bacteria and can lead to unexpected new products, reports Dick Ahlstrom p
  

• Hear a Nobel laureate on the life of the cell

  A Nobel laureate who helped unlock key secrets of the cell's lifecycle is giving a free public lecture at NUI Galway tomorrow week. Prof Sir Paul Nurse, right, will be talking about controlling the cell cycle and discussing the remarkable discoveries being made about how cells divide, propagate and, occasionally, become dangerous, in cancer. p
  

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