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Is that a laboratory in your pocket…?

October 3, 2012
Tweeting pictures of your lunch? Is that the best you can do with your smartphone? Russ Swan argues the devices have untapped potential as pocket labs. Is that a laboratory...

Bacteriocins – novel ways for antimicrobial treatments

October 2, 2012
While rates of hospital-acquired MRSA and C. difficile have dropped, E. coli has emerged as a new threat in the fight against antibiotic resistance – Chris Penfold believes it could...

Drug development with Paul Workman

October 1, 2012
We chat to Professor Paul Workman fromThe Institute of Cancer Research - winner of a global award recognising his success at taking pioneering drugs out of the laboratory and into...

The hubris of humanity

October 1, 2012
The hubris of humanity is something that, in our current role as apex predators, can almost be forgiven. Evolution has armed us well, not with the obvious weaponry of tooth...

A seed is sown, a lesson is learnt

September 28, 2012
Life is all about learning lessons. And here on the Science Lite desk we have just learnt a very valuable one. Never try to impress someone with your insight into...

Lifting the veil on ME

September 27, 2012
Despite a definitive description of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis being published in the 1980s, very little is known about the disease – with some professionals even questioning whether it is a real...

What’s in your drinking water?

September 25, 2012
Imma Ferrer and Michael Thurman discuss a novel method for the determination of contaminants in drinking water. They explain that by using direct aqueous injection by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry...

Spider silk – from catching spiders to industrial applications

September 20, 2012
Since ancient times spider silk has fascinated man because of the elegant way it combines strength and elasticity. It can even enable the regeneration of peripheral nerves in rats and...

Who says you can’t develop?

September 18, 2012
Charlotte Ashley-Roberts, RSC Careers Specialist, explores why professional development is so important, and how contrary to popular belief, it is accessible to allProfessional Development strikes fear into the hearts of...

Cosmetics con?

September 14, 2012
Anti-wrinkle creams are a con – full of ingredients claiming to make your skin look and feel younger, but none of them really work…do they? As I begrudgingly prepare to...

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