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Antibacterial stainless steel

August 25, 2011
A quick glance at your cutlery shows it’s made of stainless steel, as are most surgical instruments but they eventually succumb to wear and tear, and are not resistant to...

Healthy cells defend against breast cancer

August 23, 2011
Healthy mammary epithelial cells act as the immune system’s second line of defence, secreting a protein – known for its role in response to inflammation – to target breast cancer...

What is fracking and is it safe?

August 22, 2011
Fracking has been thrust – unwillingly – into the limelight as the safety and environmental impacts of drilling deep into the ground to release shale gas have been questioned. The...

Salmon’s natural chemical tag

August 19, 2011
Salmon migrate in order to feed, and exactly where they eat could now be revealed thanks to a natural chemical tags the fish carry – their scales.

Biomagnetic Separation: an attractive tool for your lab

August 18, 2011
Separating molecules, cells and DNA from solutions is a common process happening in biotech, pharma and clinical labs across the world. These labs also find a common set of problems...

The benefits of dark beer

August 18, 2011
The darker the beer, the more iron it contains according to Spanish researchers.

Giant birds lived with dinosaurs

August 18, 2011
A prehistoric toothless jaw bone found in Kazakhstan suggests the Cretaceous period was not a ‘dinosaurs-only theme park’.

Undersea volcano erupts as predicted

August 18, 2011
A new eruption of an undersea volcano has been discovered after scientist correctly predicted the event.

New relief from sunburn

August 17, 2011
Scientists have come up with a novel way to identify the mechanism of sunburn, and as a result have identified a molecule which controls sensitivity to UVB radiation.

Calling a halt on downtime

August 16, 2011
How can remote diagnostics – which have been used by aircraft manufacturers for years – help prevent downtime in the medical laboratory?

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