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Number cruncher 11

February 7, 2014
Next generation sequencing has revolutionised our understanding of proteomics and genomics

Not quite what you expected

February 3, 2014
Have you ever felt a bit ripped off? Like you haven’t quite got what was advertised? Then you may well have sympathy for some unlikely cohorts. NASA and Google share...

A lupine conundrum

January 24, 2014
Hello dearest inside back cover readers – and a happy new year to you. By way of a post-festive period pick-you-up, we thought you could do with a little teaser...

The Science of Prediction

January 20, 2014
Bemused by a Swiss attempt to analyse a joke, Russ Swan finds real humour in a dubious attempt at the science of prediction One of the great joys of reporting on...

Fall – and return – from grace

January 17, 2014
A long time ago, in a laboratory not far from here, a scientist sat in his lab pondering his latest results. This scientist inhabited the mysterious realm of “celebrity” –...

Number Cruncher 10

January 3, 2014
The idea that cells can handle their proteome in a way similar to the way a business handles its assets is an intriguing one - here we look at some...

Biological villain turns nanotech poster boy

January 2, 2014
In this modern age of research where ‘interdisciplinary’ and ‘translational’ are the watchwords of the fund givers – a recent piece of work has struck me as particularly germane. It...

The elephant in the room

December 23, 2013
Laboratory News has offered many a scientific take on the festive season over the years. There was our attempt to help Santa out with his deliveries should the time come...

The law of unintended consequences

December 20, 2013
Russ Swan finds the unpredictable outcomes of genetic sequencing technology, well, rather predictableOf all the laws of the universe, from Murphy's to Boyle's to Newton's third, I think my favourite...

A year in science

December 16, 2013
With Britain being touted as the ‘best place in the world to do science’, what part have British scientists played in this years’ scientific success?In Science Britannica, Professor Brian Cox...

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