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Britain's first Royal Commission in a decade is not destined to blunt criticism of British justice, but the importance it attaches to forensic evidence may point to a more effective remedy.
An unpromising argument that apes should forthwith be regarded as equal members with people of a single community deserves a wide hearing, not because it is likely to happen but because it is constructively provoking.
Technical calculators, an automated colony picking robot, a new thermostable DNA polymerase, a cell culture system for smooth muscle cells and a software program for drawing family trees are included in this week's line-up.
