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Game review: Bee Lives

August 1, 2021
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Details Age 14+1-4 players40 minutesHit em with a shoe Traffic Lights Educational use – 6/6Scientific accuracy – 5/6Enjoyment – 6/6
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The mind-boggling complexity of scientific waste

July 30, 2021
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Why is scientific waste disposal complicated? Dr Matthew Partridge muses on that gap in student and researcher health and safety training, investigates documentation, and considers how we all might remember...
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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The journey to net zero carbon science

July 26, 2021
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With a 2050 deadline for all buildings in the UK to be operationally net zero carbon, Tim Fry discusses the challenges faced by energy intensive building owners and occupiers and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds

July 16, 2021
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Following up on the wonderful photo story, 'Botanical biodiversity banked', published on our website last November in celebration of MSB's 20th anniversary, we decided to ask Dr Chris Cockel what...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Interviews, Microbiology
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Tackling underlying respiratory conditions for this pandemic and next

July 5, 2021
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Innovation ecosystems are crucial to improving outcomes for patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. With a third wave of the current pandemic now seemingly inevitable and those with underlying conditions still...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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How to improve energy efficiency in your lab

June 17, 2021
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Much of the literature on energy efficiency and reducing energy usage is directed at residential homes, but laboratories are one of the largest energy-consuming sectors in the United States. Luckily,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Physics
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Sedentarism and other physical health risks for laboratory workers

June 9, 2021
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During the course of the last year, many more people have had to get used to working from home. There are of course, lots of workers who are still going...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics
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Mast cell disorders and the COVID-19 vaccine

June 8, 2021
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My sister suffers from mast cell disorders and was concerned about taking her COVID vaccine, so I thought I'd ask an expert for specific information. As it turned out, my...
Life Sciences
Comment And Analysis, Covid-19
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Retargeting space: converting offices to labs

June 7, 2021
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With laboratory space in high demand, Darius Umrigar discusses how commercial space can be quickly converted to target the needs of either light or heavy life science
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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The value of laboratory scientist degree apprenticeships

June 7, 2021
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Laboratory Scientist degree apprenticeships offer is a world-class degree to apprentices and active technical and scientific support to the modern laboratory. Here, Dr Kyle Galloway explains how the University of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Computational Chemistry, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medical/Health, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Scientific research opens doors to unexpected careers

June 1, 2021
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Humans have an innate sense of curiosity, making us natural scientists from the moment we come into the world. Often, this scientific curiosity dwindles as we get older and pursue...
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
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Game review: Carbon City Zero (world edition)

June 1, 2021
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Details Age 8+1-4 players30-60 minutesPossible Traffic Lights Educational use – 5/6Scientific accuracy – 4/6Enjoyment – 6/6
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