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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

Scientists find that ‘little voice’ in your head

September 3, 2007
Scientists claim to have found the ‘little voice’ in your head that pipes up when you start to think twice about sending that angry e-mail.

Clean glassware – a clear favourite

September 2, 2007
When striving for good laboratory practice, clean glassware is a must – here, Lee Marshall tells us how to win the battle with grime

Social cells could hold key to disease

August 31, 2007
Changing the social habits of cells could help develop cleaner fuel and fight cancer and diabetes say scientists from The University of Manchester.

String theory gets European award

August 31, 2007
An ambitious project is underway to discover the elusive unified theory of everything by examining the universe’s stringy birth.

YouTube for scientists launched

August 31, 2007
As the world becomes more and more obsessed with podcasts and YouTube - the scientific community now has its own online video outlet.

Throbbing oil puzzle solved

August 30, 2007
Scientists in the US have solved an age old scientific problem that you may not have even realised existed - why is it that a mixture of oil, detergent and...

Machine beats man at his own game

August 28, 2007
US scientists have developed a computer programme that they say can’t lose at the popular board game draughts.

Getting the measure of uncertainty

August 28, 2007
The work of the laboratory is dependant on taking measurements. But are you certain you know the importance of uncertainty? Here, John Hurll of UKAS gives us an overview of...

Scientists close in on anaesthetic action

August 24, 2007
An important clue to how anaesthetics work on the human body has been provided by the discovery of a molecular feature common to both the human brain and the great...

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