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Public investment in science good for the economy

May 1, 2014
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A new independent report published today shows that investing public money in science and engineering is good for the economy. The Economic Significance of the UK Science Base - commissioned...
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A problem blooms…

April 29, 2014
Feature
Microcystins are cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria in surface water that experience seasonal algal bloom. They are toxic to humans and animals, with effects ranging from liver damage to increased...
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Time at the bar please…

April 24, 2014
Insight
A little question for you to kick off this month’s Science Lite. What is your favourite bit of lab equipment? Your pipette perhaps; its finely calibrated plunger feeling just so...
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New Young Scientist Award announced

April 23, 2014
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The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) has announced the New Young Scientist Award which recognises a significant contribution to improving the preanalytical phase. The Walter Guder...
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The future of human evolution

April 23, 2014
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It is a continuous and lengthy process happening right under our noses; but what does the future hold for human evolution? As a species, we are still evolving; we look...
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Dubious scientific formulae

April 22, 2014
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Russ Swan grows weary of the insatiable appetite of the gullible media for pseudoscience wrapped up in bogus formulae and equations. But fret no longer he says, help is at...
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Number Cruncher 13

April 18, 2014
Insight
This month we look at how soap bubbles can be used to predicts circling winds in tropical cyclones; here are a few facts and figures on these natural phenomena
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Science is boring? Far from it

April 17, 2014
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Is science boring? Last month, I became involved in a discussion on Twitter as to whether that statement was true. In some cases it is – experimental work isn’t all...
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How safe is your data?

April 17, 2014
Feature
What would you do if you lost your data? Mark Hahnel explores options for storing your research safely and in the process discovers that all data – even negative –...
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Venomtech enters the US market

April 15, 2014
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Venomtech – the UK’s only commercial venom supplier – has announced a US distribution agreement with Mayflower Bioscience, a distributor of unique life science research products. Under the agreement, Mayflower...
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