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The First Three Minutes of Creation

In the first three minutes after the beginning of the universe, all of the stuff that we and the Earth are made of were created and the universe attained its huge size, homogeneity and isotropy.

Shakespeare's Astronomy

Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

The Prevention of Cancer

Different cancers offer differing hopes of prevention; from cervical or lung cancer (which are completely or largely preventable), to prostate cancer (for which there is no current strategy). What can be done, and what does the future hold?

The Treatment of Cancer

The treatment of cancer has been transformed in the last two decades, and great improvements are expected over the next twenty years. Better genetic understanding and harnessing of the immune system are among the approaches which will make the difference.