Features

Danger signals

December 1, 2006
Much confusion still exists surrounding the potentially detrimental effects that mobile phones may have on medical equipment in clinical settings despite the latest Government advice.

Say ‘YES’ to the competition

December 1, 2006
Grass that does not need cutting, surgical gloves that change colour if they are damaged and contact lenses which detect changes in glucose levels are just a few of the...

The science of Christmas

December 1, 2006
Medicinal Christmas trees, the secret of Rudolf's rosy nose and why your genes could take a bashing over the holiday season. We discover how taking a look at the festive...

Simultaneous detection

November 1, 2006
Multiple labelling using fluorescent labelled secondary antibodies.

Testing times

November 1, 2006
Detecting levels of the good and the bad in nutraceuticals, food and cosmetics

Catching the dope cheats

November 1, 2006
How do labs keep up with the ever more sophisticated techniques that athletes use to try and cheat the system?

Future of thought

November 1, 2006
Following the opening of the NEURObotics exhibition at the Science Museum, Laboratory News considers how well you know your own mind

Don’t be a spoilsport

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

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?

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

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