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Tackling underlying respiratory conditions for this pandemic and next
Added: 5 Jul 2021
Innovation ecosystems are crucial to improving outcomes for patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronc…

How to improve energy efficiency in your lab
Added: 17 Jun 2021
Much of the literature on energy efficiency and reducing energy usage is directed at residential ho…

Sedentarism and other physical health risks for laboratory workers
Added: 9 Jun 2021
During the course of the last year, many more people have had to get used to working from home. The…

Mast cell disorders and the COVID-19 vaccine
Added: 8 Jun 2021
My sister suffers from mast cell disorders and was concerned about taking her COVID vaccine, so I t…

Retargeting space: converting offices to labs
Added: 7 Jun 2021
With laboratory space in high demand, Darius Umrigar discusses how commercial space can be quickly …

The value of laboratory scientist degree apprenticeships
Added: 7 Jun 2021
Laboratory Scientist degree apprenticeships offer is a world-class degree to apprentices and active…

Scientific research opens doors to unexpected careers
Added: 1 Jun 2021
Humans have an innate sense of curiosity, making us natural scientists from the moment we come into…

Game review: Carbon City Zero (world edition)
Added: 1 Jun 2021
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Age 8+
1-4 players
30-60 minutes
Possible
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Educational use – 5/6
Scientific ac…

The iron is hot for life science recruitment
Added: 21 May 2021
The life science industry has been hard at work throughout the current crisis, demonstrating the ou…

Lab Babble - It’s all just personality testes
Added: 20 May 2021
Go on... you know you want to because, as scientists, it’s a built-in imperative. Just by bringing …

How to keep your research on target
Added: 30 Apr 2021
Is a lack of focus baffling your team? Dr Matthew Partridge recommends setting research goals and s…

COVID lessons to be learned across the cross-channel cultural divide
Added: 29 Apr 2021
Has the cross-channel cultural divide impacted Covid outcomes? Bringing a unique perspective on the…

What should the new Advanced Research & Invention Agency look like?
Added: 15 Apr 2021
Following the announcement of the proposed launch of the new Advanced Research & Invention Agency (…

Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic: calls for an Advanced Information System
Added: 7 Apr 2021
An international team of researchers led by Wladek Minor, a University of Virginia School of Medici…

Game review: Wingspan – European & Oceanic Expansions
Added: 1 Apr 2021
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Age 10+
1-5 players
40-70 minutes
Stonemaier games
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Educational use – 5/6
Scie…

Ensuring quality through accreditation in our Lighthouse Labs: IBMS response to BBC Panorama
Added: 31 Mar 2021
Following the BBC Panorama’s undercover investigation into a COVID-19 lighthouse laboratory, the In…

Don't Panic! You have not been infected with SARS-CoV-2: Understanding COVID vaccine side-effects
Added: 29 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccines are not capable of infecting anyone with SARS-CoV-2. Although a fraction of peopl…

Keeping the Pharmaceutical industry mobile and secure
Added: 22 Mar 2021
There is nothing more heinous than those who take advantage of a national emergency, but it happens…

Workplace wellbeing and outdoor green space
Added: 15 Mar 2021
Complementing our January issue cover story on bringing nature indoors, and against a backdrop stee…

Bilstonesque verse from inside the Starship Enterprise
Added: 8 Mar 2021
Ever the trooper our stoic columnist, Russ Swan, reports on near patient testing and clinical care …