Features

Lights, camera, action: science on film

October 19, 2010
What's the best way to get kids interested in science? Make a film about it. Katie Walsh lets us into some of the secrets of SciCast, an annual film competition...

Tracking viruses on the nanoscale

October 19, 2010
Andrew Malloy from NanoSight tells Laboratory News about new instruments to track nanoparticles

Science and the corporate agenda

October 14, 2010
As economic problems continue to grip numerous countries, many governments are pushing the view that greater commercialisation of scientific work is a key way to tackle the malaise. But there...

The big freeze

October 12, 2010
From frozen fish fingers to stem cell storage, cryogenics is used in more applications than you might think - but whatever you do, don't ask a cryogenic technologist to freeze...

Let them eat fruit!

October 7, 2010
Jo Smewing defines the role of texture analysis in gaining competitive advantage within the world of fruit

Rosalind Franklin – forgotten scientist

October 5, 2010
Rosalind Franklin was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA, but until recently, many knew nothing of the contribution the x-ray crystallographer made – Laboratory News investigates.

From push to pull

October 1, 2010
Pathology units processing thousands of samples a day can easily reach breaking point, but how can the backlog be overcome? We look to the Leicester Royal Infirmary Pathology Department and...

Stopping the clock

September 30, 2010
Just how do you freeze cells without the risk of damaging ice crystals? Laboratory News investigates and finds there's a lot more to cryopreservation than freezing and re-thawing

Keeping patients safe

September 29, 2010
Amazingly no governmental regulation exists in the UK for the labelling of pathology specimens, leaving the decision of how these should be managed to the individual NHS trusts. Peter Brooks...

RNA – misunderstood molecules with a big impact

September 28, 2010
Low copy number RNA molecules are becoming a key research tool for quantitative gene expression studies. Here we explores the significance of enforcing RNA quality control measures and the reliability...

What is your hair hiding?

September 27, 2010
Since becoming widely accepted throughout courts in the UK - testing of hair for the presence of drugs and alcohol is finding more and more applications

Hair of the dog?

September 23, 2010
Most of us are familiar with the use of human DNA profiling to help identify evidence left at crime scenes; but what about animal DNA? Rob Ogden takes a look...

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