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Don’t be a spoilsport

November 1, 2006
Rapid detection of yeasts and moulds is vital in preventing premature food spoilage

Nobel Prize awards

October 11, 2006
This years Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine have been announced by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with prizes going to work on gene silencing, RNA...

Laugh out loud science

October 11, 2006
If yet another Nobel Prize has slipped through your fingers this year then fear not – next year perhaps you could aim for an Ig Nobel

Don’t just be inspired. Be bio-inspired

October 9, 2006
Human ingenuity has brought advances that have changed our lives immeasurably - but don't let that fool you; we don't know it all just yet

The future of fuel

October 9, 2006
Stringent regulations mean that biofuel is on the increase. But is it here to stay?

Mountains reach new heights

October 9, 2006
The mountains in Europe are growing taller and melting glaciers are partly responsible, scientists say.

A toxic death for ethidium bromide

October 8, 2006
Ethidium bromide is one of the most widely used nucleic acid stains in molecular biology laboratories and being both highly toxic and a mutagen, the one most likely to cause...

To accreditate or certificate?

October 8, 2006
It has been a little over a year since the revised laboratory accreditation standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 came into effect. However, confusion still exists over the differences between accreditation and certification

New research could end your dreams of a perfect tan

September 14, 2006
Scientists have suggested that if you have spent the summer desperately trying to get a Hollywood tan, only to come away with a red glow that can give people a...

Shining a light on road safety

September 14, 2006
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are hoping to make driving safer during the most dangerous part of the day for motorists - twilight

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