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The infiltration of rogue information

March 1, 2013
For me, the past month can be summed up in one word; infiltration. Horse meat has infiltrated our food chain and, more worryingly for me, rogue ‘facts’ seem to have...

A taste for analysis

February 21, 2013
Governments across the globe face an increasing challenge to ensure safe food supplies. Trade is growing rapidly, regulations and technologies are changing, and tough economic conditions are shrinking budgets, adding...

PCR – past, present and future

February 19, 2013
PCR, a development that drastically changed the ability of researchers to study DNA, has become a common laboratory staple – but where next for this ubiquitous method? Suzanne Elvidge thinks...

There’s something in the air

February 14, 2013
It may not be something you have thought of before – but have you ever wondered where the specialty gases that are used in your laboratory every day come from?...

Can you speak pharmacish?

February 12, 2013
Modern medicine – one of humanities greatest on-going endeavours and saviour of countless lives. But have you ever actually read a medicine bottle? Russ Swan gives us a lesson in...

MRI takes a new direction

February 12, 2013
New work has pounced on a quirk of the magnetic properties of nerve fibres to take MRI brain scanning to the next level Over the last few decades, Magnetic Resonance...

How experiments really happen

February 10, 2013
Scientists take to Twitter to reveal the hilarious truth behind their not so scientific methods...Select a respected journal, open it at any article and marvel at the evidence of careful...

Shimadzu UK grows sales orders by 30%

February 8, 2013
Despite challenging economic conditions and in the face of fierce competition, Shimadzu UK has achieved sales order growth of 30% in the last two years.This growth has been achieved across...

Bringing up the rear

February 7, 2013
Jorgen Josefsson talks about the importance of good design for laboratory chairs and how the right choice can affect performance and productivity There is no doubt about the fact that...

Connecting serial killers and disease with Mark Stevenson

February 5, 2013
A technique designed to help criminologists catch serial killers is being used by scientists to locate sources of disease, control pests and study animal behaviour. But what, exactly is the...

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