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How do I smell? Much the same as you see

December 2, 2014
As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...

Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery

November 25, 2014
Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...

Making the most of waste

November 20, 2014
Waste can be a goldmine and laboratory testing is the best way to take advantage of this, but – says Ryan Haughey – if the UK waste industry does not...

Getting a handle on the right gloves

November 18, 2014
Nick Gardner explores hand protection and chemical hazards in molecular biology Molecular biology by its very nature deals with biology at the smallest level. Coupled with this, is its relatively...

The dark side of ozone recovery

November 13, 2014
A recent statement by UNEP/WMO has claimed the size of the ozone hole is starting to decrease, but how certain can we be that this is the start of a...

TB or not TB? How NGS will win the battle against drug-resistance

November 11, 2014
The stats on TB are deeply worrying: one–third of the world's current population has been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis; new infections occur at a rate of one per second – and drug-resistance is...

A quartet of proteomic surprises…

November 6, 2014
The draft map of the Human proteome is just the beginning of our understanding of the incredible complexity of the human machine. Here Paul Ko Ferrigno discusses some of the...

‘Green Jujitsu’ – the key to sustainability?

November 4, 2014
The pressure for laboratories to be sustainable is becoming ever stronger – but the pace of change has been slow. Can a new approach called ‘Green Jujitsu’ be a solution...

Down down, deeper and down…

October 28, 2014
Hazel Davidson provides an overview of recent developments enabling water testing laboratories to reach lower limits of detection – but will they be low enough to meet new standards? The...

Putting tax back in its box

October 23, 2014
If you or your company hold a patent on a scientific innovation then Rhian Osborne thinks the Patent Box scheme could save on your tax bill… In April 2013 the...

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