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Putting it all on the table
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jun 2014
The competition to synthesise heavy elements is well underway, but are we creating them just becaus…

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…

Soap bubbles in a spin
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Apr 2014
In the February issue we reported how soap bubbles can be used to model the behaviour of twisting w…

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…