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If you are a student considering a career in science then this essay is for you; it gives a glimpse of what scientists do and

Cryobiology is the science that studies the preservation of biological materials by cooling them to cryogenic temperatures. Fear of the inevitable death led many people to sign

Of all the mysteries of the universe, the possibility of meeting other intelligent species must be the most provocative. It would be the most important event

“Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change,

In this essay I introduce the basic concepts behind nanotechnology, which is discussed here in the sense of molecular and atom-scale manufacturing, and how this

“Nothing is too wonderful to be true.” — Michael Faraday Modern molecular genetics has revolutionized medicine and our knowledge of ourselves. As a scientist working on

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on unreasonable

“I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years unless we spread into space.” — Stephen Hawking The Insignificance of the Human Race

Cloning, including reproductive and therapeutic cloning, is an emerging technology. In this essay, I focus on the implications of this powerful yet controversial technology and