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Keeping baby bug free

April 2, 2008
Powdered milk formula is not sterile and microbial contamination can occur – here we learn how to detect potentially hazardous bacteria in baby's' favorite treat

Taking the green path

April 1, 2008
Buying green is becoming more and more a part of everyday life – from organic produce to carbon offsetting airlines. Now, one Laboratory supplier is following suit

Handle with care

March 31, 2008
The separation column is the heart of the ion chromatography setup – but you must handle with care if you want reliable results says Jonathan Bruce

Going industrial

March 27, 2008
Scanning electron microscopes have made an almost immeasurable impact in research, but what of their industrial uses? Tom Ray charts the rise of industrial SEM and finds that the market...

Taking LIMS to a hire level

March 25, 2008
Laboratory information management systems are becoming a staple of laboratory life – but at £20,000 to buy, could rental be the best way to get your hands on a LIMS?

Brilliant noise

March 20, 2008
From 2005 to 2006 UK artists Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt – known as Semiconductor – explored the Space Sciences Laboratories in the US. Here we learn how the scientists...

Containing success

March 18, 2008
The key to good research and development is reproducibility of results, but with the vast array of variables that challenge the modern scientist, any help is a welcome addition to...

Its a question of conservation

March 13, 2008
The conservation of rare and low-yielding biological samples is becoming increasingly important as investigators routinely work with methods using progressively smaller amounts of isolated sample. Here Philippe Desjardins tells us...

Backing a winner

March 11, 2008
Bringing a drug to market has been likened to betting on a horse race - implementing a data driven strategy early in clinical development could mean you back the odds...

Great things come in small packages

March 6, 2008
In the post genomic, proteomic world there is one more 'omic' that could bolster the wealth of information generated – the study of small metabolites. Darwin Asa shows us how...

Silly A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S

March 4, 2008
The dictionary definition of 'acronym' states that it is a word formed from the initial letters of other words, but what it actually represents is an opportunity for some bright...

Show down

March 4, 2008
Analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology are key components in the range of exhibition sectors and themes at analytica 2008. Here we take a look at some of the new technology...

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