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The hidden value in your lab

December 10, 2014
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Take a look around your laboratory, there may be a wealth of instrumentation and equipment sitting unused. Ben Potenza introduces us to the concept of proactive asset management for idle...
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Seek and destroy

December 9, 2014
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The use of nanoparticles in cancer research is considered to be a promising approach in the fight against tumour cells. Yet the method often fails because the human immune system...
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Supplements: because they’re worth it?

December 4, 2014
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It’s a minefield out there – with so many brands, doses and combinations, how can consumers know which vitamins or minerals they should take – if they should take any...
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Fighting the doping cheats

December 3, 2014
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Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
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How do I smell? Much the same as you see

December 2, 2014
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As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...
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Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery

November 25, 2014
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Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...
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Making the most of waste

November 20, 2014
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Waste can be a goldmine and laboratory testing is the best way to take advantage of this, but – says Ryan Haughey – if the UK waste industry does not...
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Getting a handle on the right gloves

November 18, 2014
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Nick Gardner explores hand protection and chemical hazards in molecular biology Molecular biology by its very nature deals with biology at the smallest level. Coupled with this, is its relatively...
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The dark side of ozone recovery

November 13, 2014
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A recent statement by UNEP/WMO has claimed the size of the ozone hole is starting to decrease, but how certain can we be that this is the start of a...
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TB or not TB? How NGS will win the battle against drug-resistance

November 11, 2014
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The stats on TB are deeply worrying: one–third of the world's current population has been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis; new infections occur at a rate of one per second – and drug-resistance is...
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A quartet of proteomic surprises…

November 6, 2014
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The draft map of the Human proteome is just the beginning of our understanding of the incredible complexity of the human machine. Here Paul Ko Ferrigno discusses some of the...
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‘Green Jujitsu’ – the key to sustainability?

November 4, 2014
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The pressure for laboratories to be sustainable is becoming ever stronger – but the pace of change has been slow. Can a new approach called ‘Green Jujitsu’ be a solution...
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