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Rigged explosion linked to cancer

April 12, 2012
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How is a broken beaded necklace related to DNA? Laboratory News takes a look at exploding chromosomesIt’s a scene that has played out in many a household: the whole family...
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Seeing in a new light

April 10, 2012
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We delve into the newest applications for multispectral imagingMultispectral imaging provides valuable information on the quality and safety of a vast array of materials from pharmaceuticals to raw meat and...
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Taking the chance out of CF diagnostics

April 5, 2012
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Cystic Fibrosis is currently diagnosed with a sweat test – but is this the best way? Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an extremely serious condition which affects multiple organs and shortens...
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Has your lab got a liquid centre?

April 5, 2012
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Greg Pilbrow of ELGA Process Water looks at how a central laboratory water purification system can help architects and building services engineersThe modern research laboratory is a highly complex environment...
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A prehistoric revolution

April 3, 2012
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Many dinosaurs were big – Very big. So just how did they manage to support themselves and get around? Brian J Ford thinks he knows – and it could change...
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The diverse biomarker

April 3, 2012
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A biomarker for early, real-time assessment of Acute Kidney Injury is now also proving valuable in the prediction of patient outcomes in a number of disease areasAcute Kidney Injury (AKI)...
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Where are you in the waste hierarchy?

March 21, 2012
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Does your lab comply with the latest changes in the Waste Framework Directive? Implementation of the revised Waste Framework Directive has brought some changes to the Hazardous Waste Regulations. These...
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: the extinction of a dinosaur laboratory test?

March 19, 2012
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Sabrina Chetcuti asks if plasma viscosity is replacing the widely used erythrocyte sedimentation rate testMany laboratories have historically clung on to erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) as a test to confirm...
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Calibrate good times

March 19, 2012
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We find out if light measurements really can be used for volume verification Laboratories often assume that their liquid handling instruments, from pipettes to automated liquid handlers, are operating within specifications....
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Finding the perfect GC-MS

March 13, 2012
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Environmental analysis laboratories face many challenges relating to sample preparation, analysis and efficient data reporting – but how do you choose the most appropriate GC-MS technology to suit individual analysis...
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Getting to the bottom of biomarkers

March 8, 2012
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A new research paper sheds light on the way antibodies distinguish between different but closely related biomarkers – in this case protein fragments which reveal information about the condition of...
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The business of science

March 6, 2012
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Given the challenges of commercialisation, Ian Siragher started to wonder: How does science ever get turned into a workable business? It turns out there is more than one kind of...
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