Fiction – Lablit

The science of coincidence
(or the Law of Truly Large Numbers)

Gavin Milnthorpe | 29 November 2020

Because it is Science that will be my chief witness today. Logic shall be my defence. Fact shall be my evidence.

Chapter Eight: The Sample

Richard P Grant | 15 November 2020

“But she died of chikungunya fever. And you had some in the lab. Is it possible she could have been infected by it?”

Interviews

João Ramalho-Santos | 11 October 2020

Without a word he hands me the document from his lawyer. Even I recognize the high-powered firm.

Chapter Seven: The Institute

Richard P Grant | 24 July 2020

Max sat on a bench, smoking his fifth cigarette of the morning and keeping his eyes fixed on the main entrance of the Wolfhaven Institute.

The Magnafan

Luke P and Declan C | 5 July 2020

As I walked into my new office, I smelled the fresh paint and doughnuts and saw the grey, boring walls that I would be working in.

The ghost of cells past: Part 4

Deborah Flusberg | 8 June 2020

We are pleased to present the final episode of a new four-part story by Deborah Flusberg, about a lab research project that suddenly gets personal.

Chapter Six: The Retraction

Richard P Grant | 25 May 2020

Slater watched Brad leave the room. Even after the door had swung shut, anger shot through his veins.

The ghost of cells past: Part 3

Deborah Flusberg | 8 April 2020

When he opened his eyes, head cradled in his arms at his lab desk, it took him a few moments to realize that what had just happened had been a dream. Or had it?

The special ones

Katrina H and Sara P | 21 January 2020

He sat, slumped, on the flimsy cot of his cell. Surrounded by cold concrete walls, he was a prisoner of the government

The ghost of cells past: Part 2

Deborah Flusberg | 26 December 2019

That night at his apartment, Robert dreamed of his sister in the cancer ward of the children’s hospital. Her head was bare, hair long gone