“Sir Elton John will focus his address on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, how biotechnology has influenced prevention and treatment of the disease and an outlook of the challenges and solutions that lie ahead.”

The Bio International Convention explains why the Rocket Man has been invited to give its keynote speech.

“I am pleased with the result, and I hope this sets a precedent that will support anyone who shares my views on climate change and the environment.”

Tim Nicholson reacts to a judge’s ruling that he can claim he was unfairly dismissed from his job due to his “philosophical belief in climate change” (Independent).

“In using robotic fish we are building on a design created by hundreds of millions of years’ worth of evolution which is incredibly energy efficient.”

Rory Doyle, a scientist at the BMT Group consultancy firm, explains why robot carp could be measuring pollution in a port in Spain (Daily Telegraph).

“It is our hope that it will come to the forefront of public attention along with Hawaii’s other numerous endangered plants.”

Patrick Leonard, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, discusses the Phyllostegia hispida vine from the island of Molokai, which has just been listed as an endangered species in the US (AP).