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Festive footprint
Added: 19 Dec 2019
More than 11,000 scientists have warned of a “catastrophic hothouse Earth” that could result from c…
Priorities ahead of UK general election
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Perhaps never before has UK politics appeared to move so quickly yet largely stood still.
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 …
The power of imaging everything in the lab
Added: 18 Oct 2019
Snapping pictures in the lab is more than just posting selfies on social media, says Dr Matthew Par…
A productive year, but there is more to do
Added: 11 Oct 2019
It has been a productive year for CaSE.
Fool's game
Added: 7 Oct 2019
I am going to do it again... it’ll make a fool of me, I’m sure of it, but I am going to talk about …
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…
Too much monkey business?
Added: 16 Sep 2019
Despite the fantastic work going on in animal-replacement technologies and method development, why …
The state of forensic science
Added: 16 Sep 2019
A House of Lords report highlights the lack of spending on forensic science in England and Wales, w…
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…
Reproducibility crisis
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the rep…
A freshly baked conspiracy theory
Added: 15 Jul 2019
What better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings than with a freshly b…