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A Million to One: Bridging the biomarker chasm from discovery to the clinic

December 21, 2021
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With so much research being published on biomarkers, yet so few companion diagnostic devices being cleared by the FDA, Rafael Rosengarten discusses why it is so hard to develop a...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics
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The QC lab – Connecting the digital landscape

December 20, 2021
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There is an almost universal need to combat the growing complexity of disjointed quality control ecosystems that have sprung up in laboratories as a result of previously limited technological solutions....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Laboratories: sustainable design and operation

December 17, 2021
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Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. Dr Manisha Kulkarni discusses why laboratory environments, by nature, consume high levels of energy and how energy efficiency and environmental impact can be tackled through small,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Rule Zero: Is this meeting really necessary?

December 16, 2021
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As the #greatresignation sweeps organisations into a new reality across the nation, Russ Swan discusses the purpose of meetings and reassesses the rules of rulemaking...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Shaking up the lab of the future

December 15, 2021
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From testing and drug discovery to vaccine rollout, collaboration and open innovation have been vital in accelerating scientific progress over the past year, but Dr Kath Mackay considers how AI...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Computational Chemistry, Computer Science, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Forensics, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Catherine Noakes and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)

December 14, 2021
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As part of a collaborative group of six British expert scientists, Catherine Noakes will join Jonathan Van-Tam and his team for the 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lectures which will be...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Sharon Peacock and the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK)

December 14, 2021
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As part of our 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lecture coverage, we ask Sharon Peacock how discoveries made by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) team may help change the future...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Good research has never been more important

December 3, 2021
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With scientific matters enjoying the media spotlight, Dr Frances Downey argues that the scientific research community has an even greater responsibility to ensure the highest standards of practice, uphold core...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Monitoring: The key to vaccine production and distribution safety

December 2, 2021
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Manufacturing of any vaccine is a complex process that requires consistent monitoring to ensure efficiency and safety for the end user and for everyone involved. Here, measurement and instrumentation experts...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Game review: Snapshot

December 1, 2021
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Details Age 7+2-4 players15 minutes per gamePaper Boat Games Traffic Lights Educational use – 3/3Scientific accuracy – 3/6Enjoyment – 6/6
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IF AI = 1 THEN Partridge = 0

November 26, 2021
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Contemplating the potential for personal redundancy as a result of too much daydreaming, Dr Matthew Partridge risks another few hours musing over the benefits and limits of laboratory processes run...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Quest to control our genes by the power of thought

November 22, 2021
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The power to control living cells by treating molecules as switches or transistors has been established in principle. Synthetic biologists believe we could be on the brink of re-engineering life...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physics, Proteomics & Genomics
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