The A-T gene hunt: An interview with Yossi Shiloh on decision making, the discovery of the ATM gene and the lessons from genetics.

An interview with Yossi Shiloh about the hunt for the gene that causes ataxia-telangiectasia, its clinical implications and about science in Israel.

Science in politics: An interview with Dame Anne Glover, former Chief Scientific Advisor to the President of the European Commission.

An interview with Dame Anne Glover on Brexit, science in politics and science policy. [Image: see text]

A focus on excellence: An interview with Iain Mattaj, former Director-General of EMBL and Director of the Human Technopole.

An interview with Iain Mattaj about running a major research institute. [Image: see text]

Understanding the brain in health and disease: An interview with Karl Deisseroth, Professor of Bioengineering and Psychiatry at Stanford University.

Today, Karl Deisseroth was awarded the 4 million euro 2017 Else Kröner Fresenius Prize for his discoveries of optogenetics and of hydrogel‐tissue chemistry, and for developing circuit‐level insight into depression. We asked him how his and related work enhances our understanding of the brain and psychiatric diseases at the molecular level.

Trump's travel travesty.

The recent executive order by US President Donald Trump to bar citizens from seven countries from entering the USA has a chilling effect on the free exchange of people and ideas in science. [Image: see text]

Our daily bread. Science & Society series on food and science.

The introduction to the ‘food and science' series highlights the role of the natural and social sciences in analysing and understanding our vital relationship with food.

The engineer's approach to biology.

Engineers' interest and contributions to molecular biology have sparked a completely new research field: synthetic biology. Despite no commercial applications so far, the prospects for basic research are exciting

The prize of discovery.

In identifying exciting research and individual excellence, prizes have an important, although often neglected, role in science

Mastering new skills. Being a group leader involves more than just practicing science. Lab management courses can help.

Being a group leader involves more than just practicing science. Lab management courses can help

A focus on the individual. Germany has begun to reform its university system to make it more attractive to both foreign and German scientists and students.

Germany has begun to reform its university system to make it more attractive to both foreign and German scientists and students