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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – the latest research and clinical trials

November 20, 2012
Nick Catlin, Founder and Head of Research at charity Action Duchenne, explains the condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and gives an update on the various research and clinical trials that are...

A rum deal for LIMS

November 15, 2012
When Bacardi needed to comply with new legal requirements by improving sample management, data recording and traceability – it turned to LIMS For a long time, the food and beverage...

Bridging the X/Y divide

November 13, 2012
Science is only beginning to face up to the fact that it has a chronic gender bias. And while some moves have been made to correct this, many of them...

Unlocking the secrets of illuminated manuscripts

November 8, 2012
The application of fibre optic spectroradiometry for pigment analysis is bringing the art and science worlds together The Fitzwilliam Museum has recently launched a new interdisciplinary research project, MINIARE (www.miniare.org),...

A new approach to Bioprocess Optimisation

November 6, 2012
Commercial production of biologics requires accurate and timely monitoring – Frederic Portait says Nuclear Magnetic Resonance can do this and help meet stringent regulations to boot… When producing biologics on...

Interview with Heather Williams, ScienceGrrl director

November 1, 2012
Laboratory News speak to this month's Big Ask: medical physicist, Dr Heather Williams, about why in 2012 women are still underrepresented in science and engineering roles. Heather is director of...

The impact of air quality on staff health and research

November 1, 2012
Airborne contaminants can have a marked impact on staff health and can have a direct negative impact on research results. Traditional ventilation systems and fume cupboards used by laboratories are...

Where are the women?

November 1, 2012
You don’t need me to tell you that science deals in the currency of evidence. This evidence builds into a constellation of data that then allows a conclusion to be...

The opposite of precision

November 1, 2012
Russ Swan explores the much-hyped concept of personalised medicine but realises it is a long way from reality when he finds himself in need of treatmentTHE irony of the situation...

Heather Williams, ScienceGrrl director on overcoming science’s gender bias

November 1, 2012
In light of a new report from the Institute of Physics which states that nearly half (49%) of all co-ed maintained schools in England do not send even one girl...

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