Want a break from Cyber Monday?

After Black Friday and Advent Sunday, we now have Cyber Monday - the day on which internet shopping sales are expected to soar, making it the busiest day of the year for ecommerce.

If you are shopping on Amazon today or any other day, please use this link before you visit Amazon's website, or alternatively click on the Amazon logo on the right-hand sidebar of the BioNews website.

If you click through to Amazon using our links in this way, BioNews receives up to 5% of everything you spend, whether it's this year's must-have electronic gadget or Ken MacLeod's novel Intrusion (which you may want to buy after reading the review we've published today).

This is a great way to help BioNews, as it means we receive a little gift with every purchase you make.

And that's not all you can do to help us. If, like me, you dream of getting away from it all next year, how would you like the chance to win a luxury holiday or a weekend in the Lake District, while helping the charity that publishes BioNews - the Progress Educational Trust (PET)?

PET is inviting you to take part in the Great Big Small Charity Draw to raise funds for some much needed computer equipment, for which we need to raise £500. You can enter the raffle online by clicking here - please help us reach our £500 target by buying some tickets today.

Thanks for your support.