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Fermenting resistance

March 24, 2025
A study revealed that cancer cells that developed a high fermentative capacity became resistant and ceased responding to drug treatment, outlines Antonio Mazzocca.

Spelling it out

March 24, 2025
For professionals, the rules for furnishing safe and efficient lab spaces may be second knowledge but how do you condense essential information in digestible form for newcomers or those determining...

Breaking the code

March 17, 2025
Lab notebooks with cryptic code go back a long way, says Matthew Partridge.

A shared responsibility

March 17, 2025
As World Health Organisation funding comes under threat, Hogan Bassey offers a reminder of how coordinated efforts in the lab for critical health challenges such as malaria bring shared benefits...

A laughing matter: humour boosts science communication

March 15, 2025
The traditional image of scientists as solemn, white-coated figures might soon give way to a lighter, more approachable portrayal, as new research demonstrates that humour significantly enhances the effectiveness of...

Design for lab-ing

March 10, 2025
Product and marketing manager at leading lab furniture and equipment designer and manufacturer Teknomek Michelle Locke discusses the changes and challenges of catering for the sector.

Integrity at all times

March 10, 2025
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) plays a crucial role in engineering advanced materials but accurate results require careful sample preparation and transport, advises Britta Siefer.

Banking on precision

March 3, 2025
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.

Keep your lab data close to your product release decision points

March 2, 2025
Automation can guarantee that product releases don’t fall foul of compliance rules on account of relying on outdated methods, advises Veeva’s Ashley McMillan.

Letters of mark

February 24, 2025
Professional registration provides a clear indication of competency and access to valuable resources, explains Laurence Dawkins-Hall, with a shortened route for apprentice technicians and scientists.

Virtual reality, actual implications

February 24, 2025
Digitalisation is transforming the nature of healthcare by sidestepping previous physical constraints on provision. But, warns Paul Grant, there are implications for laboratory services we must not ignore.

Time to launch bureaucracy 4.0

February 17, 2025
Laboratories have embraced the digital age. Isn’t it time medical logistics did the same to save resources and lives, asks Jo Eames.

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