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Fit for purpose?

July 15, 2014
Almost every laboratory experiment and diagnostic assay relies on using pure water to generate results that can be trusted. Jim Keary explains why selecting the right water supply is more...

Evidence everything!

July 15, 2014
Matthew Partridge explains why following the advice of your peers isn’t always best practice – especially when it comes to experimental set-up Scientists are not infallible. In Research, we always...

Number Cruncher 16

July 14, 2014
The delicious world of flavour analysis is explored - so stick out your tongue and taste some stats

Its time to fight back

July 14, 2014
The colourful world of mesothermic dinosaurs inspires Russ to send out a rallying call to us all…fight back against ill-conceived management pigeonholing of results Who doesn’t like dinosaurs? I'm pretty...

Animal experiments rise to 4.12m

July 10, 2014
The number of animal experiments carried out in the UK has risen, despite a Government pledge to reduce animal use. In 2013, 4.12m procedures involving animals were started – an...

Biological production by human design

July 10, 2014
Paul Gemmill discusses why synthetic biology has become such a growth area and what the research councils are doing to foster this growth in the UK Competition for dwindling resources,...

Do you suffer BICYCLE FACE?

July 8, 2014
Don’t look like that…it’s a serious question. Because while it might sound like the best playground insult you have never heard of, it is a genuine medical condition. Well, that...

Biological production by human design

July 8, 2014
Rapid advances in synthetic biology have made it possible to convert biomass to chemicals, fuels and materials, and produce new therapeutic drugs, all of which promise significant economic growth. Richard...

Weighing dinosaurs with Dr Roger Benson

July 7, 2014
Roger Benson and his colleagues have been ‘weighing’ dinosaurs all in the name of science. We find out more… Your recent research has seen you 'weighing' dinosaurs – that sounds...

Synthetic biology; learning the language of nature

July 4, 2014
It was, I suppose, inevitable that we would reach this point. The fate of Synthetic Biology to crystallise into a fully-fledged discipline was sealed when Watson and Crick famously arranged...

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