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Coolly compliant

January 27, 2025
Upgrading and replacing assets such as refrigeration equipment requires careful attention not only to cost and efficiency but also compliance, advises Mohammed Choudhury.

At the heart of things

January 20, 2025
London’s role as a lab science location has been limited by shortage of sites but evidence suggests the picture is changing rapidly, suggests Miranda Knaggs.

The write stuff

January 20, 2025
Procrastination gets you far, says Matthew Partridge. All the way to deadline time.

Financing smarter laboratories

January 13, 2025
Everyone understands the importance of greater automation within the laboratory. Meeting that need, however, requires managements to understand the role that leveraging finance plays in accessing critical technologies, argues Sally-Anne...

Focus through time

January 6, 2025
How had Robert Hooke’s engravings attained detail beyond the apparent powers of his microscope? Professor Brian J Ford investigated to solve the mystery…

Promotion: Less shout… more ‘about’

January 6, 2025
Sponsored Content offers advertisers a subtler alternative to the hard sell – a chance to tell the story of their brand or product in a way that appeals to a...

Greener diagnostics: The sustainable revolution

December 17, 2024
From eco-friendly materials to innovative technologies such as spectroscopy, molecular diagnostics is evolving to reduce its environmental footprint while improving accessibility and efficiency. Rachel Sully explains how rethinking materials, workflows...

Making tough choices digestible

December 16, 2024
"To eat is to compete in an arms race," says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers and self-experimentation promise another absorbing series of...

Biobanks: a vital investment in precision medicine

December 8, 2024
Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia’s are providing deeper understanding of the factors influencing public health and diseases, explains PacBio’s Neil Ward.

Facing a fact-free diet

December 8, 2024
Facts are the bedrock of science and news information. Declining belief in their value surrenders the stage to Flat Earthers, anti-vaxxers, says a despairing Professor Brian J Ford.

Tree Bingo combines entertainment and enjoyment

November 25, 2024
What is Tree Bingo? Well sometimes a game does exactly what it states on the box; Tree Bingo is bingo, with trees. Instead of the numbers 1-99, we have trees...

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