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Predicting the future is a risky business

September 13, 2013
Insight
No fusion power, no fuel cells…not even reliable light bulbs – have we really got the 21st century we were promised? Russ Swan laments a dream that seems forever out...
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Automated liquid handling for every lab

September 12, 2013
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As automated liquid handling technology improves, could it move from specialist screening tool to routine lab staple? As he sums up the technology so far, Joby Jenkins finds some answers…The...
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An update on STIs

September 11, 2013
Feature
Clare Doggett reports from The Society for Applied Microbiology meeting which this year covered “STIs in the 21st century”After a cup of coffee and a chance to peruse the trade...
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Levelling the playing field

September 10, 2013
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The increasing legislation in the commercial laboratory sector is putting more and more pressure on government laboratories to be accredited. Rob Clinton tells us about this increasingly familiar trend and...
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Marvellous microbes

September 9, 2013
Insight
Readers of our print edition will have recieved  the second of the LN Companion Series of supplements. In it, we take a look at microbiology – possibly the one of...
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Talking endogenous retroviruses with Dr Ravinder Kanda

September 6, 2013
Insight
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) constitute a substantial fraction of vertebrate genomes, but how did they get there and why are the important? To find out, we chat to Dr Ravinder Kanda...
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Showing you the money

September 5, 2013
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Growing demand for transparency in research is fuelling a digital revolution in funding measurement and evaluation. This could not only mean easier access to information for funding bodies, but also...
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Calling time on osteoarthritis

September 4, 2013
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Osteoarthritis is a painful and disabling condition of the joints affecting more than 6 million people in the UK alone, with no cure currently available. Here, Nicole Gossan explains how...
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Scientific freedom and security: striking a balance

September 3, 2013
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Much of science is done for the benefit of society, whether this is medical advances or research into agricultural productivity. Our increased knowledge, however, comes with the risk that it...
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Ensuring the right balance of scientific freedom and security

September 2, 2013
Insight
History has shown that teasing truth from propaganda during times of war is a tricky business indeed. So it is with some caution that as I write this column I...
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