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Extreme Pipetting

September 4, 2008
You may not be planning to carry out your next assay on a mountain or in the desert, but the ARTEL extreme pipetting expedition have done just that to find...

How secure is your data?

September 4, 2008
The security and safe handling of laboratory data and information is a growing cause of concern for the profession in the wake of several recent high profile incidents, as we...

Criminals beware – pollen could grass you up

September 3, 2008
Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to a new bullet tagging technology developed by scientists in the UK.

Take some sound advice

September 2, 2008
Laboratory noise is subject to the same health and safety framework as noise in any other workplace. In this article Bob Bonnington outlines some key aspects of the legislation and...

Picture Perfect

September 2, 2008
MICROSCIENCE 2008 didn't just give researchers and scientists a chance to meet and discuss the cutting edge of microscopical technology and techniques, it also gave us some fantastic pictures in...

Prince Charles invokes scientific backlash over GM assault

September 1, 2008
Many high profile scientists have spoken out against Prince Charles’ assault on genetic modification in farming.

The buzz of chasing criminals

August 27, 2008
Geographic profiling (GP), a technique currently used by police to track down serial killers, could be vastly improved by testing it on bumblebees.

Turning poo into power

August 27, 2008
Cow Power - not an idea to be poo pooed! Decomposing livestock manure produces greenhouse gases that contribute to 4% of the USA’s emissions but if converted into biogas, it...

Go on…stretch yourself

August 27, 2008
Oxford academics are asking the sporting among us to help them find out whether stretching before or after exercising is beneficial or not.

Stormy Titan could host life

August 27, 2008
Astrophysicists have discovered that Titan’s atmosphere is stormy – a key discovery as scientists generally believe that electrical activity in an atmosphere increases the probability of life.

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