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Accidents do happen

September 15, 2007
Wherever there is a hazard, such as chemicals, toxic substances, solvents or dust, there is a risk of an accident, no matter how strictly a company adheres to stringent health...

Next generation power source reliant on people power

September 14, 2007
Forget wind, wave or bio-fuels - the next source of power generation could come from something much closer to home - you.

Design of the times

September 13, 2007
Commissioning the design for commercial buildings is a fairly straight forward process, but when it comes to facilities for pharmaceutical development laboratories and clinical trials facilities, the experience is more...

Thunderstorms not cut out for city living

September 12, 2007
A team of US scientists have found that thunderstorms can become much fiercer when they collide with a city.

Finding the needle in the haystack

September 11, 2007
Many conventional analytical techniques provide averaged data for the whole sample, but what if this doesn't produce the information required? What if product performance depends on the physical location of...

First 3-D images set cell biology in a spin

September 10, 2007
A new imaging technique has allowed scientists to create the first 3D images of a living cell, using a method similar to the X-ray CT scans doctors use to see...

River dolphin declared extinct

September 7, 2007
Scientists have concluded after a six-week long search that The Yangtze River dolphin - a freshwater dolphin found only in China - is “likely to be extinct”.

Is this the answer to fast, cheap DNA sequencing

September 6, 2007
The consequent demand for faster, cheaper DNA sequencing methods means the next generation of DNA sequencing technology must reduce costs without sacrificing data quality

Military ‘too influential’ say scientists

September 5, 2007
The military has too much influence on scientific research - a situation caused by flawed government thinking, according to a new briefing from ethical science group, Scientists for Global Responsibility.

Making the most of real-time PCR

September 4, 2007
Quantitative PCR can be an expensive technique but, says Geoff Simmons, incorporating automated pipetting brings significant savings in staff time and reagent costs

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