Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies celebrates 80 years of discovery
When founded in 1940 it was the first such institute in Europe
Robert Ballagh at 77: still stamping his mark on Irish art
The musician-turned-artist got an early break designing stamps and banknotes – then the stage beckoned
Story of life: Seven wonders of biological research
From cells and DNA to cloning and biochemistry, here are life’s milestones
Last wilderness areas on earth disappearing at rapid rate - study
10 per cent of the earth’s wilderness which serves as a brake to effects of climate change has been lost since the 1990s
What is life? Top scientists gather in Dublin to work on Schrödinger’s key question
Five Nobel Prize-winners and some of the world’s most brilliant science minds will speak at the Schrödinger at 75 – the Future of Biology meeting, hosted by Trinity College Dublin
Schrödinger’s grandson in Dublin to mark DNA letter going on display for first time
Francis Crick’s letter summed up critical role played by Nobel prizewinner Erwin Schrödinger
An Irish Twist on ‘The Secret of Life’
What is not widely known is the significant Irish connections to probably the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th Century
David McWilliams: Blue-collar America has lost control
Enemy of working man is not Donald Trump, it is the professional aristocracy
Dublin institute marks 75th anniversary of Schrödinger lecture
Austrian physicist who fled to Dublin delivered famous ‘What is Life?’ lecture
Creative advantage of youth an age-old question in science
Forties become the new 20s for physicists as Nobel-winning work takes longer to achieve
Female portraits to go on RIA’s walls for first time in 230 years
‘Women on Walls’ project aims to redress imbalance and inspire other offices to do same
Members of UCC’s governing body criticise university’s Watson decision
Members disassocaite themselves from decision to name a new building after controversial professor
UCC criticised for naming building in honour of Nobel laureate
University stands over tribute to James Watson who has expressed controversial views on race
The Gene: An Intimate History review – journeys in a misunderstood world
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s primer illuminates a subject that most of us find hard to grasp
The provocative genius of James Watson
The career of James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, has not been without controversy, but his contribution to genetics has been huge
James Watson gifted his own Nobel medal by billionaire
Arsenal shareholder Usmanov paid $4.1m but also returned medal
Still an ‘unperson’? Why James Watson sold his Nobel medal
The pioneering scientist, who won his award for discovering the double-helix shape of DNA with Francis Crick, hopes the $4.1m he earned at Christie’s this week will help restore his standing after his controversial ‘black IQ’ remarks
Nobel medal for DNA discovery fetches $4.7m at auction
Prize given to US scientist James Watson sold by Christie’s auction house to undisclosed buyer
Scientist who discovered DNA double helix to sell Nobel medal
Prof James Watson says he became an ‘un-person’ after controversial remarks on intelligence in 2007
UCC to honour Nobel Laureate
Prof John O’Keefe will become third Nobel Prize winner to be honoured by UCC
What Big Data can tell you about your genome – and why it matters
Faster computing power means that decoding work on the human genome can now be done in hours
Antioxidants may cause more harm than good, says Nobel laureate
James Watson proposes radical idea that reactive oxygen blocks disease
DNA: the double helix that changed the world
Sixty years ago, a research paper brought an obscure scientific world into the public domain and transformed science, medicine and ethics
Dated discoveries built on innovation
Interplay between invention and adaptation delivers something new
Sixty years of DNA: ‘It changed our understanding of life’
On April 25th, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published one of the greatest biological discoveries of our time. It was so profound that, from solving crimes and finding horse meat in burgers to creating designer babies, we still benefit from – and grapple with – new consequences
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