Solving the Tower of Hanoi

Solving the Tower of Hanoi

Solving the Tower of Hanoi The Tower of Hanoi is a beguiling puzzle that has entranced mathematicians for almost 140 years. Despite its apparent simplicity, it continues to yield new surprises – as mathematics professor Dan Romik can testify. His work has revealed new...
Building bones using stem cells and gene therapy

Building bones using stem cells and gene therapy

Building bones using stem cells and gene therapy Dr Pascale V. Guillot is based at the University College London Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health. She is leading a team of cell biologists who are using human stem cells to grow both healthy and...
The molecules behind plant growth

The molecules behind plant growth

The molecules behind plant growth Plants coordinate their growth through hormones – chemical messengers that instruct cells to do certain activities. Dr Alexander Jones and his team at the University of Cambridge are investigating how one particular plant hormone,...
Understanding the mechanisms behind Lyme disease

Understanding the mechanisms behind Lyme disease

Understanding the mechanisms behind Lyme disease Dr Catherine Brissette, based at the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of North Dakota in the US, is engaged in a project that seeks to understand more about Lyme disease. The findings could lead to...