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Beating the mosquito at its own game

February 26, 2008
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When tackling one of the world's most prolific killers – a bit of mimicry was just the thing to lure this airborne disease spreader
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A brief history of atomic time

February 21, 2008
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Our concept of time is based on what we see around us - the planets and stars - but, says Fiona Auty, to be really useful, time needs to come...
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All that glitters…

February 14, 2008
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The Birmingham Assay Office has been protecting traders and customers for over 230 years and it is still as vital today. Whatever the questions posed in precious metal and non...
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How to avoid information overload

February 12, 2008
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The amount of data that biological researchers have access to, and indeed need access to when answering the questions they are asking, is ever increasing. One way to prevent information...
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Getting in touch with science

February 7, 2008
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Getting kids interested in science is never easy but, says Cynthia Chen, getting them spinning on a chair with a turbo mode, and letting them solve a murder is always...
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The war against West Nile Virus

February 2, 2008
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In 2002, West Nile Virus arrived in New York and rapidly spread across the USA causing the death of almost 300 people. Barry Hill examines the background behind this disease...
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Feel the heat with legionella

January 16, 2008
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Lack of compliance with HSE guidelines for the control of Legionella have been identified as one of the main reasons for a string of high-profile outbreaks in recent times. Geoff...
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It’s all in the balance

January 10, 2008
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Modern microbalances, or more properly recording microbalances, have little in common with the traditional concept of weight measurement. Here, Tony Roberts looks at the applications for microbalances in R&D and...
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Combating bacterial infection

January 4, 2008
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As bacteria slowly defeat our antibiotic arsenal, it is time to look at other ways to tackle them? Maria Anguita looks at some of the alternatives and finds the key...
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Cancer and wound healing – in-vitro insights

January 2, 2008
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New non-animal research methods are generating some excitement among scientists working in medical research and testing. In particular, advances in cell models of human health problems offer fresh insights and...
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If hands could speak

January 2, 2008
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Managing Glove-associated reactions in the laboratory is becoming ever more important. Here, Cisco Robles gives us a complete guide to glove associated reactions
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OCT arrives in the Laboratory

December 31, 2007
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Optical Coherence Tomography is attracting a lot of interest in the medical community due to its ability to generate high resolution images in real time. Here, we learn why it...
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