April 4, 2022

In anticipation of the announcement of this year's competition winners, we asked previous winners a bit more about themselves and the process that led to their Olympus Image of the...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

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February 25, 2022

New findings by Max Planck IVF clinic researchers suggests the failure of human eggs is due to a weakness in a molecular motor protein during early development. Research results demonstrate...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics

February 16, 2022

During Lab Innovations last November, Anna Cooper and Raymond Wong were delighted to pick up the ‘Most impactful laboratory research model or simulation award’ at the 2021 Lab Awards on...

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February 9, 2022

Sample management has changed enormously over the past 20 years. Steve Knight discusses the technological innovations available today that enable lab managers to store and handle compounds with the care...

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February 4, 2022

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer rapidly and effectively. Using a new technology called microfluidic affinity targeting of infiltrating...

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February 4, 2022

In cancer research, it has long been known that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defence against...

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January 13, 2022

From one of the UK's leading veterinary diagnostic laboratories specialising in an array of exotic animals, Mary Pinborough discusses the joys and pitfalls of working with exotic animals and how...

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January 10, 2022

Picodroplet microfluidics is used to isolate single cells for high-throughput single cell analysis. Olivia Hughes discusses novel multifunctional and biocompatible surfactants needed to create these miniature protective environments in which...

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January 10, 2022

Dysbiosis describes imbalance in healthy gut bacteria... but what is a healthy gut? We ask Christina Casén to explain how such a complex and changeable ecology can be interpreted well...

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January 10, 2022

DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...

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