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Chemicals on demand

October 2, 2008
Transporting and storing disinfectants and biocides can be dangerous and expensive – the best way to avoid this, says Mel Berman, is to make them at the point of use....

Science divided over Royal Society “creationism” resignation

October 1, 2008
Director of education steps down after suggesting creationism should be discussed in science lessons

Make your assay count

September 25, 2008
Measurement of cell counts and viability is an essential task done routinely in any biology lab working with cells. Yet, a decades-old methodology is in near universal use even today...

Use the force

September 23, 2008
The ability of cells to bond to each other involves many processes and can reveal much about biological function. Here we learn why - in the world of cell adhesion...

Public-private initiative for sustainable chemicals

September 19, 2008
A new research initiative, bringing together the UK's main public funder of bioscience research with 10 companies, has been launched to accelerate development of technologies required for the sustainable production...

Met office strike supercomputer deal with IBM

September 19, 2008
In a deal worth £33M, IBM is to provide the Met Office with its next generation supercomputer that will underpin its weather forecast and climate research programmes up to 2013.

Switching on the future – labs go wireless

September 18, 2008
More and more people are choosing to go wireless – is it time laboratories followed suit? Kate Whelan thinks so, and says that the humble pump is showing us the...

Plastic fantastic for bug killing film

September 17, 2008
Scientists in Switzerland say they have created a plastic film that’s up to 1000 times more effective at killing E. coli bacteria than conventional methods.

Robot submarine dives deep for first mission

September 17, 2008
Autosub6000, the UK’s deepest-diving robot submarine, has successfully completed its first science mission in the deep Atlantic Ocean.

Maggots serve up an antibiotic treat

September 15, 2008
The battle against the rise of antibiotic resistance has taken one group of scientists back to an age-old method of tackling infection.

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