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Game Theory: Genotype

Added: 20 Mar 2023

Based on Mendelian genetics, Genotype is absorbing and challenging, say Dr Louise Robinson and Dr I…

Colouring our view

Added: 20 Mar 2023

The work of spectroscopy’s early pioneers continues to influence us today, says Brian J Ford, and i…

Light shined like a neon show

Added: 12 Mar 2023

Good quality visuals help convey information in research papers. Contrary to what many scientists s…

Lab Diary: Aurora provides lecture time enlightenment

Added: 7 Mar 2023

Recent days have offered a rare opportunity to view the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights in the U…

International Women’s Day 2023: the voices of experience

Added: 7 Mar 2023

To mark International Women’s Day 2023, three women who play leading roles in the life science sect…

Investing in futures

Added: 5 Mar 2023

It’s not only students who need to take placements seriously. Lab managers too must adopt a long-te…

Sustainably feeding the world with genomics-driven agriculture

Added: 5 Mar 2023

As cell meat manufacture develops in the lab, science is increasingly impacting arable farming in t…

The Pauper Paradox

Added: 27 Feb 2023

The degree machine pumps out poorly paid young graduates. Someone’s doing well out of it, observes …

From petri dish to dinner plate

Added: 27 Feb 2023

Lab grown meat is developing into a multibillion pound industry but scaling up has challenges, expl…

A coordinated advance

Added: 20 Feb 2023

Deep virology knowledge, urgency and partnership form the crucible for rapid antibody development t…

Your balance will impact the quality of your measurements and productivity of your process

Weighing: the environmental impact

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Labs are used to taking account of the effect of their processes on the environment but on a smalle…

Sunak shuffle: strategic sense or rearranging the deckchairs?

Added: 8 Feb 2023

From a political perspective, prime minister Rishi Sunak’s predicted mini-reshuffle is either far s…

Help us to open the lab to talent and disability

Added: 8 Feb 2023

Katherine Deane explains how your input can ensure the Access All Areas project enables science to …

Scientific nesting places

Added: 6 Feb 2023

If the day job leaves little space to stay abreast of happenings in the lab world, Twitter does hav…

A guarantee of security?

Added: 6 Feb 2023

One of Europe’s leading microbiologists wants EU legislators to follow the UK’s lead and relax the …

Aligning asset services to put lab needs first

Added: 30 Jan 2023

Good asset management ensures that key considerations such as validation, compliance and maintenanc…

The downsides of ‘social’ science

Added: 30 Jan 2023

Familiarity with online media hasn’t made Russ Swan any fonder of it.

Keeping laboratory data secure

Added: 23 Jan 2023

Data’s vital to the modern lab but attracts unwanted attention. Proper cybersecurity is paramount, …

Lab.or.a.tol.o.gy: Something for the weekend

Added: 23 Jan 2023

Matthew Partridge wonders where does a shorter working week leave that staple of the lab, the weeke…

Measuring up for modern times

Added: 16 Jan 2023

The latest iteration of the International System of Units has been a long time coming, explains Ric…