Britain’s birth cohort studies are the envy of the world

Independent on Sunday, 20 Feb 2016

From the dangers of smoking during pregnancy to the need for adult education, one extraordinary series of scientific studies, begun just after the Second World War, has informed cradle-to-grave health policy in this country. So why does almost no one know about them? And is the end around the corner?

Preshistoric proteins: Raising the dead

Nature, 21 Mar 2012

To dissect evolution, Joe Thornton resurrects proteins that have been extinct for many millions of years. His findings rebut creationists and challenge polluters.