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Can potentially detect subtle early signs of fake #coronaltruism
Added: 27 Jul 2020
Delving into a rising tide of pandemic-driven inbox clutter, Russ Swan calls bogus on many a poorly…
Scientists and policy experts raise COVID-19 and climate crises analogues
Added: 8 Jul 2020
Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of COVID-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went la…
Lawmakers called to protect biomedical science from false claims
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Great Medical Promises Threatened by Booming Miracle Cures and Undue Pressure to Gain Fast-Track Ap…
We need to talk about live wet-markets
Added: 6 Apr 2020
How do we make sure this doesn’t happen ever again? How do we reduce novel zoonotics in our species…
Getting into the lab, via the stomach
Added: 26 Jan 2020
Of all the incentives lab supply companies have in their arsenal – there is one guaranteed way they…
Money talks... and heals
Added: 25 Nov 2019
Beware the dreaded hyperbole. That is always in the forefront of my mind when writing for you. But …
Singing the praises of odd numbers
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Annoy peer reviewers and create an inclusive numerical policy? It’s a win win for Dr Matthew Partri…
The good, the bad and the brexit
Added: 16 Sep 2019
The new Government has been in place for only a few weeks now and in that time, we’ve already had a…
Celebrating the improbable
Added: 13 Sep 2019
Another year, another heart-warming evening commemorating the silly, unusual and often random side …
Are you ready for show time?
Added: 9 Sep 2019
Once again we are delighted to have partnered with the Lab Innovations show – and we want you to be…
Ghost of science future
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Well, here we are. Four months from the completion of the second decade in the third millennium.
Going viral
Added: 28 Aug 2019
Foodborne viruses present a major challenge to the safety of a range of foods including ready–to–ea…
You are never too successful for lunch
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Everyone knows that the fulcrum around which a successful lab swings is, of course, lunch. But what…
Advancing a technical career
Added: 12 Aug 2019
Is your team motivated, professional, adaptable, connected, and competent?
Brexit: No-deal is a bad deal for UK science
Added: 9 Aug 2019
In a video livestreamed from his desk at Downing Street on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson a…
Game Theory: Linkage
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Games have never been more popular and in their column the newest recruits to the Lab News team, Dr…
Reproducibility crisis
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the rep…
Glorious celebration of imposters
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Ever wondered, despite all your scientific expertise, if you’ll be uncovered as a fraud? Don’t worr…
Harnessing regional strengths
Added: 17 Jun 2019
From distinctive strengths in transport innovation in the West Midlands to leadership in the life s…
