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No room for error in today’s medical industry

July 9, 2009
Overcoming common engineering challenges to minimise costs and speed time to market

Anti-inbreeding trick found in poppy genome

July 8, 2009
Scientists have identified an elusive male gene in the field poppy that stops self-fertilization, a mechanism that prevents inbreeding, and promotes greater genetic diversity.

Don’t be floored by contamination

July 7, 2009
Contamination in a cleanroom environment can be disastrous – in order to avoid particulate contamination, says Gerry Prout – you have to get the floor right

We all love a good laugh – even the great apes

July 6, 2009
Human laughter can be traced back 10-16 million years to the last common ancestor of humans and great apes, according to new research.

Selfish gene makes for a nasty virus

July 3, 2009
Scientists studying why parasites are not more harmful to their hosts have discovered that as the world becomes more connected so natural selection will favour more dangerous parasites

What does the future hold?

July 2, 2009
Pathology laboratory managers have come together to find out how commercial change will impact the field

Champagne for a new supernova

July 1, 2009
Astronomers from the University of Warwick believe that a mystery stellar explosion during 2006 was the death of a ‘carbon star’ and may be a totally new class of supernova.

Scientists really rate robot rat

July 1, 2009
A team of scientists have developed a robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers.

Elephants told to buzz off!

July 1, 2009
Scientists from Oxford University, in collaboration with the charity Save The Elephants, have used the elephant’s natural fear of bees to help farmers in Africa to protect their crops from...

Time for a scientific code of ethics

July 1, 2009
New meta-survey raises serious concerns about scientific misconduct

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