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Men still on top in academia

March 22, 2005
Men still occupy the lion’s share of key positions in academic science according to the results of research conducted by the University of East Anglia.

Microarray dataset publicly available

March 22, 2005
A consortium led by LGC has made a large DNA microarray dataset freely available online. This move marks the next phase of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Measurements for...

Synthetic hope in MRSA fight

March 22, 2005
A Professor of organic chemistry from the University of Sussex is developing a synthetic antibiotic he hopes he will help eradicate the hospital bug MRSA.

Moon shines on Einstein

March 22, 2005
Thirty-five years after Moon-walking astronauts placed special reflectors on the lunar surface, scientists have used these devices to test Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to unprecedented accuracy.

No blind mice – see how they run

February 1, 2005
A NEW treatment developed by scientists in the States is set to eradicate diabetic retinopathy altogether. This condition is the leading cause of blindness outside the elderly – in the...

Swansea to gain ?50m Life Science Institute

February 1, 2005
WALES is to be propelled into the premier league of medical research after it was announced that £50 million is to be invested in the creation of a cutting-edge Institute...

Transparency is as clear as mud

February 1, 2005
JUST weeks after new public access rules came in under the UK Freedom of Information Act, precisely what is meant by transparency is still not clear or easily understood.

Union welcomes forensics u-turn

February 1, 2005
VICTORY for the UKs forensics as been achieved as plans for privatisation have been scrapped.

Laboratory News winners announced

January 18, 2005
The winners of the Laboratory News Pop quiz and Decemeber's Suduko have been announced! Also, to settle all those arguments, check the Pop quiz answers!

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