He was a tall man with very powerful-looking shoulders, but his flesh seemed to sag thinly over his big frame; his face was thin, too, over a hawky nose and receding chin and gray hair.

I remember once being involved in the production of a film that was made to the accompaniment of howls that would have put the most callous laugh-track to shame.

Vinegar and Pickles (kraut, cucumber, dillweed, tomato, cauliflower and onion).

Scientists have grown miniature human brains in test tubes, creating a tool that will allow them to watch how the organs develop in the womb and, they hope, increase their understanding of neurological and mental problems. ¶ Just a few millimetres across, the cerebral organoids are built up of layers of brain cells with defined regions that resemble those seen in immature, embryonic brains.