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Silk spinning the genetically modified way

October 27, 2011
Despite the huge potential of genetically modified animals outside of laboratory research, commercialisation of these animals has been extremely limited. Numerous factors, including negative consumer perception, regulatory hurdles, and limitations...

Glass conundrum answered

October 27, 2011
Glass – is it a liquid or a solid? The question that has stumped scientists for years may now have been answered thanks to research from Queen Mary, University of...

Avoiding the angiogram

October 26, 2011
The painful experience of a catheter in the heart might be avoidable for some patients presenting with heart failure after a new study showed cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) could provide...

New genetic variants for lung health discovered

October 26, 2011
Sixteen new sections of the genetic code that relate to lung health have been discovered by an international team of researchers, which raises the possibility of better prevention and treatment...

Growing graphene

October 25, 2011
Manchester might be home to graphene’s discovery, but across the pond scientists are working on ways to grow uniform sheets of the wonder material for use in next generation electronics.Researchers...

Standing the test of time

October 25, 2011
Laboratory News is not the only one celebrating 40 years; this year Gilson marks 40 years of another lab favourite. Peter Tudor takes a look back at how things have...

Evotec and Roche join forces against Alzheimer’s

October 24, 2011
Evotec AG and Roche AG have entered into an exclusive worldwide agreement for the development and commercialisation of Evotec’s MAO-B inhibitor in patients with Alzheimer’s.Under the terms of the agreement,...

Real-time rapid response

October 21, 2011
With 35 deaths and thousands in hospital, time was of the essence – what was behind the recent E.coli outbreak in Germany?Genetics has entered a new era and the recent...

MicroRNA hails simple cancer blood test

October 21, 2011
Genetic snippets known as microRNA often go haywire in cancer cells and contribute to a tumour’s uncontrollable growth, and they could be the key to a simple blood test to...

Beating the abundance problem

October 20, 2011
Sri Bandhakavi discusses how a novel approach to low abundance protein enrichment can enhance studies aimed at the identification of proteins and their differential analysesChanges in the abundance levels of...

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