Is this the best lab in the world?
A profile of the Sanger Institute.
The New World 20 February 2026. Available here.
General Publications
Dreams of a synthetic genome
Review of On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson.
The Lancet 407, 666-667 (2026). Available here.
Theory, Metaphor, Narrative: How Science Creates the Stories it Tells
Marginalia Review of Books 8 December 2025. Available here.
How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle
Nature 648, 267-269 (2025). Available here.
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Nature 646, 782-783 (2025). Available here.
The troubled birth of aerobiology
Review of Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
The Lancet 406, 1939-1940 (2025). Available here.
Quantum computing on the verge II: correcting errors, developing algorithms and building up the user base
Physics World 31 October 2025. Available here.
Quantum computing on the verge I: a look at the quantum marketplace of today
Physics World 14 October 2025. Available here.
The allure of alchemy
Interview with Bethany Halford in Chemical & Engineering News, about alchemy and more. Available here.