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Boxing clever

December 27, 2016
Bells and whistles are all very good, but when it comes to isolation techniques less can be more says Ed Sullivan as he tells us why lean glove boxes can...

The mystery of our ageing galaxy

December 22, 2016
In an attempt to resolve a stubborn stellar measurement problem – a Japanese team of astronomers have uncovered a tantalising mystery at the heart of our galaxy…just where are all...

The water within

December 20, 2016
It’s not just the method, but also the reagents that matter when it comes to water content measurement in the food sector.

Committed to technicians

December 19, 2016
If we want to prevent an imminent technical skills shortage in science and engineering – we need to enhance the excellence of the technical workforce says Terry Croft.

Understanding Nature’s scalpel

December 15, 2016
The CRISPR-Cas system is already one of our most important genetic techniques – and it is one honed by evolution not humanity. So why did it evolve, how exactly does...

Your head or your gut?

December 12, 2016
The makeup of the microbial world in the gut is increasingly recognised as a potential link to the development of the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis. Bacteria have been the...

Enter the era of on demand analytics

December 7, 2016
With apps that empower drug discovery scientists to optimise models for their lead compounds right at their desk – Predictive Analytics is no longer the preserve of the select few...

Feel the heat of antimicrobial resistance

November 23, 2016
Used by Antoine Lavoisier in the 18th Century, calorimetry is one of the oldest methods of chemical analysis. But sometimes the oldies are the best says Dr Magnus Jansson. Here...

Getting from data to detail

November 18, 2016
Cryo-electron microscopy may well be a landmark technology for high-res 3D imaging – potentially challenging even x-ray crystallography – but it is very data intensive. Jean-Christophe Ducom, from The Scripps...

Promising, personalised and printed: A new era of medicine

November 16, 2016
Cheap 3D printers have truly opened up access to additive manufacturing – when combined with a more personalised approach to healthcare the scene is set for a new era of...

Sensing the future

November 11, 2016
A consortium of leading European organisations in the field of chemical sensing has created a real-time, hand-held spectroscopy sensor that will combat unnecessary food wastage, increase airport safety and help...

Culture clash

November 9, 2016
With estimates suggesting they can infect anything between 10-85% of cell lines in a microbiology laboratory, Andrea Toell explains how best to protect yourself against mycoplasma

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