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Solving the fusion puzzle

January 15, 2013
Completing a complex 4,000-piece ‘jigsaw puzzle’ inside the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion experiment in Oxfordshire has enabled European researchers to plot the next steps in developing the ultimate energy...

Get a little headspace

January 10, 2013
As the demand for biofuels grows, so does the need to ensure production remains within industry standards. Here we learn that static headspace gas chromatography is ideal to monitor emissions…The...

A nuclear reaction: The genetic consequences for plants exposed to radiation

January 3, 2013
In light of the Fukushima 2011 nuclear disaster, Dr Eric Belfield from Oxford University describes the genome sequence research conducted by his team to understand the genetic consequences of ionizing...

Seeing is believing

December 27, 2012
With “big data” now a fundamental part of so many research projects, it’s often difficult for biologists to uncover all essential parts of their findings, says Carl-Johan Ivarsson. However, new...

The art of Science

December 18, 2012
Take 10,000 physicists from over 600 institutions and 100 different countries around the world, place them around a 27km ring and then introduce a lone artist into their midst –...

New armour against a post-antibiotic era

December 13, 2012
As antibiotic resistance rises, there is a real need for new drugs to tackle this very modern problem. David Livermore takes us through the major issues surrounding antibiotic resistance and...

Time for a green wash

December 4, 2012
‘Going green’ should now be a top priority for laboratory planners. Selecting an eco-friendly washer for the laboratory is a good place to start…Environmental sustainability — or “going green” —...

The importance of gene editing

November 27, 2012
In order to fully understand how the human genome impacts on human biology, researchers need to carry out experiments in living human cells where the effects of altering the genetic...

Gas analysis: under pressure

November 22, 2012
Busy laboratories are under pressure to provide accurate analysis quickly; Gary Yates explains the role of ultra-high purity gases in this task Laboratories are getting busier and busier and of...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – the latest research and clinical trials

November 20, 2012
Nick Catlin, Founder and Head of Research at charity Action Duchenne, explains the condition Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and gives an update on the various research and clinical trials that are...

A rum deal for LIMS

November 15, 2012
When Bacardi needed to comply with new legal requirements by improving sample management, data recording and traceability – it turned to LIMS For a long time, the food and beverage...

Bridging the X/Y divide

November 13, 2012
Science is only beginning to face up to the fact that it has a chronic gender bias. And while some moves have been made to correct this, many of them...

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