by Len Fisher | 25 Feb 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
When Carl Djerassi was asked how he chose his research problem that led to the birth control pill, his answer would have been surprising to most politicians, and indeed to most people who are concerned with the funding of science. He said: “To be quite honest, at the... 
by Len Fisher | 24 Feb 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
Carl Djerassi invented the contraceptive pill, which blocks the physical act of creation at the very start. But in other respects he was an extraordinarily creative person, a poet, novelist and art collector as well as a scientist, and in conversation with Lewis...