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Stand up and be counted

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014

The CFC assay and colony counting is universally recognised as the gold standard for measuring the …

An experiment doomed to fail?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2014

In schools and colleges laboratory work spices-up science, so why has Michael Gove now decided to n…

Lab Gloves - the myths and realities

Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 May 2014

They may be your constant companion, but do you really know them? Nick Gardner shatters some of the…

Shining a light on insulin

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 May 2014

As a protein insulin is well known and it has now proved to be an ideal model to examine the oligom…

Laboratory health & safety…it’s elementary

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2014

Just what do those facts and figures in a safety report really mean? Nathan Watson invokes a famili…

Plant sciences in the UK – under nurtured?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 May 2014

A new report by the UK Plant Sciences Federation (UKPSF) reveals that a shortage of investment in p…

The psychology of safety showers

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014

Psychological factors can play a role in the poor usage of safety showers – Ivan Zytynski explores …

Sticking to the letter of the law

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2014

Transporting hazardous goods and chemicals requires not only careful handling but also strict adher…

The changing face of scientific publishing

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 May 2014

Many think scientific publishing is reaching a crucial point and must evolve. But how to increase s…

Going green to keep it safe

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2014

We look at how the 12 principles of green chemistry can lower risk to human health in the laborator…

Celebrating Great British Science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 May 2014

As part of our Celebrating British Science campaign we want you nominate the scientific breakthroug…

Managing a healthy and safe laboratory

Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 May 2014

Tim Collins of the British Laboratory Managers Association explains what can be done to ensure a sa…

A problem blooms…

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2014

Microcystins are cyclic peptides produced by cyanobacteria in surface water that experience seasona…

The future of human evolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Apr 2014

It is a continuous and lengthy process happening right under our noses; but what does the future ho…

How safe is your data?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Apr 2014

What would you do if you lost your data? Mark Hahnel explores options for storing your research saf…

Gas analysis – the hydrogen way

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Apr 2014

Hydrogen is considered by many to be the best carrier gas for gas chromatography and, in some of th…

A catalyst for innovation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Apr 2014

Tapping microbial diversity with metagenomics has opened the door to more efficient biocatalysis ap…

Algal biofuels Full bloom or dead in the water?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Mar 2014

Could algae be the fuel of the future? This extremely diverse group of simple organisms is prominen…

A whole new generation

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Mar 2014

Induced pluripotent stem cells promise much for clinical and pure research, but the reliable and ro…