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Turing helps connect swimming sperm with zebra stripes

October 15, 2023
What is the connection between swimming sperm and the spots on a leopard or the stripes on a zebra? A common mathematical basis say two Bristol University engineers.

Genomics summit speaker calls for radical thinking to aid millions of rare disease patients

October 15, 2023
Hope is not lost for the thousands of individuals dealing with rare or undiagnosed diseases, urged Neil Ward, Vice President and General Manager EMEA for PacBio talking at the Genomics...

Lab Innovations 2023: sustainable solvent selection

October 9, 2023
While much discussion around sustainability has focused on the energy efficiency of instruments and equipment, factors such as chemical and solvent selection are overlooked. says Paul Vanden Branden, who examines...

Agents of change

October 9, 2023
We have previously focused on the importance of diagnostic collaboration in combating TB. This time, PBD Biotech’s Ben Swift explains the impact of his company’s work with Leicester University in...

Attoseconds, quantum dots and mRNA secure Nobel science prizes

October 4, 2023
Two researchers hailed by judges for their contributions to the “unprecedented” rate of vaccine development in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are among the eight individuals to receive one...

Second malaria vaccine brings significant advance in scale

October 4, 2023
The development of a second effective malaria vaccine has been hailed as a significant step forward in the battle to combat the disease.

The root of it

October 2, 2023
Seaweed is an intrinsic part of our existence on this planet and it could just be the very thing that saves it too, argues Vincent Doumeizel. That’s why our perceptions...

Nikon video competition hails winner’s insights into neurodevelopment

October 1, 2023
A 48-hour time-lapse video of developing neurons within a chick embryo's central nervous system is the winning entry in this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition.

Outsmarting contaminants

September 25, 2023
Time-consuming off-site manual testing is being supplanted in many areas by faster and greater capacity digital 24/7 field versions. James Flewellen details how one new collaboration could overhaul toxic material...

Top brands and rising stars lead Lab Awards 2023 shortlist

September 24, 2023
Many of the best known brands and names in the laboratory sector, together with rising stars, are on the shortlist for the 2023 Lab Awards.

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