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Last week's meeting of the grandest finance ministers sought with rhetoric to conjure recovery from recession from thin air, in the face of all the evidence that recovery will be long postponed.
Despite initial hopes, the efficacy of tumour necrosis factor in treating cancer patients has been disappointing. But a more careful selection of patients, and more appropriate treatment, might be fruitful.
The complete nucleotide sequence of a yeast chromosome is not only a landmark in the sequencing of entire genomes, but also a pointer to the benefits these projects will yield.
The field of capillary electrophoresis has undergone rapid development over the past 10 years. Many advances have been made, but there are still some problems that must be addressed before the technique can reach its full potential.
