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How to explore the human genome

January 10, 2012
It’s been over 10 years since the first draft of the human genome was published and since then the race has been on to identify disease-causing genetic variations. As we...

Piecing together quality and compliance

January 5, 2012
Julian Rutherford explains that quality assurance and compliance need not be two separate entitiesAll too often, issues of quality assurance and compliance are viewed as a paperwork exercise to demonstrate...

COSHH and the human touch

January 3, 2012
Roger Gibbs exposes the three commons myths behind implementing COSHH in the workplace and discovers that while modern technology is important human input is still vitalThe Control of Substances Hazardous...

Unravelling the cytoskeleton

December 22, 2011
Examining the proteins associated with the cytoskeleton has proved to be a tricky prospect. Here we learn that it is possible to selectively purify this group of important biomolecules and...

Resolving cell invasion

December 20, 2011
When it comes to investigating the sub-cellular mechanics of cell invasion – new techniques are needed. Here we learn of one such method   Invasion of cells through layers of...

To the moon and back: space dust and our skin

December 15, 2011
One of the many things discovered during the Apollo space missions was that exposure to lunar dust can cause skin irritation – but can space dust really tell us anything...

A year of science

December 14, 2011
It’s been a busy year for science – and for Laboratory News. We take a look back as some of the highs – and lows – of 2011Perhaps one of...

Minature masterpieces

December 13, 2011
Just because something eludes the naked eye, doesn’t mean it isn’t beautiful as images from the Nikon Small World Photography Competition show It’s odd to think that some of the...

The changing face of bioanalysis

December 8, 2011
Industry challenges and solutions for bioanalysis were top of the agenda for an exclusive bioanalysis seminar organised by Quotient Bioresearch The seminar  was attended by representatives from pharmaceutical and biotechnology...

Solving a meaty problem

December 6, 2011
ß-agonists can be used illegally to beef-up our meat – but how do we catch those who are doing it? Here we discover that LC/MS is on the front line...

Where does all the data go?

December 1, 2011
Modern science and huge data sets go hand in hand, but are you sure yours is being backed-up correctly? Laurent Fanichet gives us some top tips on how to make...

Finding Charlie

November 29, 2011
As the second most used illicit drug in Europe – forensic toxicology labs need a sensitive and accurate way to detect cocaine. Here we discover that GC-MS could be the...

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