Features January 2006
LSD: cultural revolution and medical advances
Albert Hofmann has largely faded from public view but his creation has become part of our cultural fabric. David Nichols reports
Extreme crystallography
Scientists at the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions in Edinburgh, UK, are subjecting crystals to immense pressures, with surprising results. Simon Hadlington reports
The expanding world of microarrays
DNA microarrays play a major role in gene expression research and now second generations of the technology are coming into play. Michael Gross reports
On the hunt for a blockbuster
Swiss biopharmaceutical company Actelion had a good financial year in 2005 and is now hoping for a drug to take it to the next level of success. Katharine Sanderson reports
