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Stopping the clock

September 30, 2010
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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
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Keeping patients safe

September 29, 2010
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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...
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RNA – misunderstood molecules with a big impact

September 28, 2010
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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...
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What is your hair hiding?

September 27, 2010
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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
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Hair of the dog?

September 23, 2010
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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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Tackling the lurking beast

September 22, 2010
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Testing for HbA1c to monitor glycaemic control is only set to increase as the incidence of diabetes in the UK continues to grow. We asked Ian Parfrement, Director of Hospital...
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Sterilisation updated

September 21, 2010
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Despite a reticence to comply by some manufacturers, regulatory changes surrounding the sterilisation of health care products is leading to improved quality and reduced costs
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Multiple blood cultures – can you afford not to?

September 20, 2010
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Contaminated blood cultures can increase hospital costs by 47% - here we learn of the benefits and cost savings of taking multiple sets of blood cultures, and the importance of...
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Building a healthy UK science sector

September 16, 2010
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Philip Whiteman examines the formula to ensure future success in the science sector.
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Expansion Theory – Our best candidate for a Final Theory of Everything?

September 14, 2010
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It's one of the grandest and most challenging problems in modern science - the Theory of Everything needs to unite four fundamental forces whilst explaining all matter and energy. A...
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Piecing together the superconducting jigsaw

September 9, 2010
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Researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Durham have used ISIS muons to show how structural control of superconductivity can be used to uncover the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductors.
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Does your food meet the standard?

September 7, 2010
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UV-Visible spectrophotometry is a fast, simple, non-destructive analytical technique for identifying and measuring certain properties of food and beverage samples - ideal for quality control
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