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Avian risk takers stressed

December 12, 2007
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A new study by the University of Exeter has revealed that stressed out birds are more likely to take risks than their relaxed counterparts.
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Testing testing one two three

December 5, 2007
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Celebrating 25 years of testing laboratory accreditation in the UK
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Watching neurons feeds obesity knowledge

December 1, 2007
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Scientists say they can now measure how full or hungry a mouse feels, thanks to a new technique which reveals how neurons behave in the part of the brain which...
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Automated sample preparation for Bluetongue testing

November 13, 2007
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In the past month Bluetongue has hit livestock on these shores for the first time – in order to keep on top of the outbreak it is essential that we...
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Navigating the insurance maze

November 2, 2007
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A business lifeline or a necessary evil - whatever your view of insurance, it represents a significant line in every laboratory's budget. Like every other business in the UK, laboratories...
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Childs play – Newborn screening in the UK

October 18, 2007
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The newborn screening programme is one of the largest in the UK – here we learn how the current challenges of screening 700,000 newborns each year can be met by...
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Will new legislation increase costs to labs

October 4, 2007
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The Hazardous Waste Regulations (England & Wales) 2005, which replaced the Special Waste Regulations 1996 created turmoil for the industry at the time of introduction, and the full impact is...
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Asking those ‘what if’ questions

October 2, 2007
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Successful automation can give companies the ability to ask more 'what if?' questions – but there are many considerations when planning and implementing pharmaceutical automation
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Leading the way in chemical instrumentation

September 21, 2007
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One company, Beckman Coulter, Inc. can claim to have contributed more to this field than most competitors. Andrew Mark looks at what it has achieved.
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Clean glassware – a clear favourite

September 2, 2007
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When striving for good laboratory practice, clean glassware is a must – here, Lee Marshall tells us how to win the battle with grime
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Friend or foe?

August 22, 2007
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Chemicals have been used to boost agriculture for decades, and have resulted in increased yields and better shelf-life. But at what cost asks Michael Wong
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Life on an engergetic knife edge could render bats endangered

August 8, 2007
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Nectar-feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth - and three times faster than even top-class athletes - ecologists have discovered.
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Water Purification

July 19, 2007
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No other compound is so widely used in the laboratory, but is your water of sufficient quality? Here, Simon Charlesworth guides us through the process of water purification.
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Designing facilities for NMR spectroscopy

June 1, 2007
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More and more organisations are seeing the benefit of installing NMR facilities, a move that can present many design challenges for the buildings that house them
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From labs to riches

May 10, 2007
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Securing funding, battling for patents, licensing technology – getting commercial success from basic biological research is never easy. However, says Maher Khaled, there a few things that can help you...
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Rise of automation

December 10, 2006
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Automation is playing and ever increasing role in laboratories. Here, we find out how the Cell Culture Platform from RTS is allowing tissue culture to go robotic
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Future of thought

November 1, 2006
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Following the opening of the NEURObotics exhibition at the Science Museum, Laboratory News considers how well you know your own mind
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The future of fuel

October 9, 2006
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Stringent regulations mean that biofuel is on the increase. But is it here to stay?
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Environmentally friendly fume cupboard seminar

September 14, 2006
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Environmental considerations and energy efficiency are becoming increasingly important. Waldner recently expolred this topic during the seminar, “Safe and Environmentally Friendly Fume Cupboard Design - can energy efficient fume cupboards...
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UK collaborates with china to feed population

September 7, 2006
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A new research partnership between researchers in the UK and Beijing is to help meet the challenge of feeding China’s fast-growing population
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