From owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Jan 9 07:37:46 2003 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id A46087D2D9 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:37:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EDCC7D2D4 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:37:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6022) id 7E9907D2D9; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:37:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3FE87D18D for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:09:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id 37B0E7D184; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:09:34 +0000 (GMT) To: bionet-announce@net.bio.net From: fnorman@nimr.mrc.ac.uk ("Frank Norman") Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: Mill Hill Essays 2002 Organization: NIMR Message-ID: <3E1AEBCE.27120.5D699932@localhost> Content-description: Mail message body X-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8501F7D184 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:09:32 +0000 (GMT) X-Received: from ns0.nimr.mrc.ac.uk (ns0.nimr.mrc.ac.uk [194.80.106.134]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88CE17D18D for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:09:11 +0000 (GMT) X-Received: ESMTP id h07F8EO22367 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:08:14 GMT X-Received: ESMTP id h07F7VO28977 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:07:31 GMT X-To: bionews@net.bio.net X-Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.01) X-NIMR4-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-NIMR0-MailScanner: Found to be clean Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:37:44 +0000 (GMT) Sender: owner-bionews@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk The 2002 edition of the Mill Hill Essays is now available at: http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/current.htm =================================== The Mill Hill Essays are published annually to promote science in society at large. They are written by members of staff of the National Institute for Medical Research, and are designed to be accessible to anyone with an interest in science and the natural world. ============================== The UK government has recently updated its national drug strategy, following extensive debate on the dangers of drug misuse. Nigel Birdsall sheds some light on what addiction is and how some commonly used drugs produce their effects. Advances in scientific knowledge are sometimes more of a stumble than a march. James Briscoe describes a recent change in the theory of how limbs grow. Rosalind Franklin made a significant contribution 50 years ago to the discovery of the structure of DNA. A new biography by Brenda Maddox is the starting point for Katrin Rittinger and Annalisa Pastore’s account of her life and work. Tuberculosis is a disease that has terrible consequences for human health, for farming and for the natural environment. Jo Colston explains current attempts to unravel the links between tuberculosis in badgers, cattle and humans. Paul Burgoyne offers a personal view on the benefits of assisted reproductive technology in overcoming infertility. This year marked a milestone in research into malaria. Tony Holder explains why the new genetic information on mosquitoes and the malaria parasite holds promise for conquering this disease. It’s official – we are all getting fatter. Randip Bains teases out the reasons behind the current epidemic of obesity. Again we hope there is something to interest you and would value your comments ========================== Frank Norman, Librarian. National Institute for Medical Research The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK tel 020 8816 2227 fax 020 8816 2230 email fnorman@nimr.mrc.ac.uk --- .