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Palaeontology bites back…

May 11, 2012
In last month’s Laboratory News Brian J. Ford suggested that dinosaurs were aquatic – here Darren Naish explains why this idea has the weight of consensus to battle with and...

How effective is your lab?

May 10, 2012
The inaugural S-Labs Awards Scheme has been set up to reward and encourage best practice in lab design and practice. Here Professor Peter James tells us why this is so...

Monitoring the revolution

May 8, 2012
Deep shale gas development is viewed by many as critical to future global energy security and many countries are eyeing this abundant resource to help diversify their energy supplies. However,...

Hand in glove – are you doing it right?

May 3, 2012
With so many different gloves available for the laboratory market, how do you know which one would best suit your needs? Jaime Cassar and Roberto Greselin give us their guide...

A century of constants

May 1, 2012
Over 100 years ago, two men set out to provide a compilation of physical and chemical constants. After 16 editions, their work is now online and constantly being updatedEver needed...

Have you considered rental?

April 26, 2012
Laboratory News takes a look at the benefits of renting rather than purchasing equipment for modern research operationLaboratory automation is now well established as a successful and cost effective method...

What makes E. coli 0104 so deadly?

April 24, 2012
In May last year a major outbreak of foodbourne illness was caused by E.coli. Genomic and mass spec technologies could combine to detect such outbreaks in the future. Here the...

Point of care and the art of instrument design

April 20, 2012
Point of care testing offers a range of benefits for patients, nursing staff and laboratory personnel, but guaranteeing the same quality, sensitivity and reliability as laboratory testing can be difficult...

HPV DNA testing: Is primary screening now within reach?

April 18, 2012
HPV triage is being rolled out across England as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme; Dr Tracy Huggins investigates the benefits of HPV testing and its potential as a...

Food Fighters – measurement to combat food adulteration

April 17, 2012
How science is facing up to food fraudPicture the early 1800’s where the deliberate adulteration of food was common practice. Spent tea leaves were made to look like the genuine...

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