• Taking on a mammoth task

  The definitive dissection of an elephant was carried out not in Africa or in India but in Dublin, writes Mary Mulvihill. What's more, it was published in 1682 and remained the classic text for nearly 300 years. Indeed, it is so accurate and thorough that zoologists still refer to it. p
  

• Aiming high

  There is work to be done before our research infrastructure is world class,  reports Dick Ahlstrom p
  

• The gene genies

  A season of talks will celebrate the discovery of DNA's double helix,50 years ago, writes Dick Ahlstrom p
  

• Joining the dots between continents

  Under the Microscope/Dr William Reville: Alfred Lothar Wegener died in November 1930 on a meteorological expedition to Greenland, his bold theory of continental drift rejected by the scientific community. p
  

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