Articles tagged with "In Depth"

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Handling the pressure?

April 15, 2010
Whether in life science, medical research departments or the analytical laboratory – environments where a dependable supply of high purity nitrogen is crucial – the system of delivery can be...

The importance of plasma screening

April 8, 2010
The haematology department at Musgrove Park Hospital have just bought their plasma viscosity equipment up-to-date – we get an insight in to why plasma screening is important

Getting to the heart of myocardial infarction

April 7, 2010
Dina Packham explains how high sensitivity and precision in the detection of cardiac troponin T is used to detect or exclude myocardial infarction in the early stages

vCJD: A continuing threat

April 6, 2010
vCJD continues to be a real threat to public health as human to human transmission remains the easiest way to contract the disease – here MedLabNews finds out what can...

The Science of Chocolate

March 24, 2010
With the news that Cadbury's is to be taken over by US food giant Kraft, Laboratory News decided to delve into the depths of chocolatey goodness and discover a bit...

Extreme Earth: Tornadoes

March 23, 2010
In equal parts savage and beautiful- the power of nature can be destructive and awe-inspiring. Throughout a series of articles exploring this raw power we discover some of the science...

Two kings of chirality

March 18, 2010
The infamy of thalidomide brought home the importance of understanding the optical activity of drug molecules. As two of the finest living analytical chemists - Laurence Barron and Werner Hug...

Giving pathogens the cold shoulder

March 18, 2010
Protecting staff in the lab is of vital importance as they are exposed to dangerous chemicals and pathogens on a daily basis, however with staff spending so much time disinfecting...

Laboratory labelling – a clear solution

March 16, 2010
Why let a simple smudge or even illegible handwriting can ruin an experiment? Here Liz Gallagher, product expert with labelling specialist Brady, gives us the lowdown on printed labels

A sticky problem…

March 11, 2010
Adhesives are used everywhere, but how do we know how good they are or which one to use? Jo Smewing outlines some of the methods now used to put tapes...

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