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Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help

May 25, 2022
News
A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological agents we use in our daily activities and then flush down our drains. Personal care products, detergents,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Oceanography, Policy
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Identifying and reducing day-to-day stress in laboratories

May 19, 2022
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A busy laboratory can be a stressful working environment, especially if there is a backlog of samples or the team is working on a tight timescale. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas considers the...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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Reducing microbiological growth in your lab

May 12, 2022
Feature
Microbes are invisible to the naked eye. Every laboratory user carries a microbiome load of c.100 trillion microbes and sheds 10gms of skin each day. Under optimum conditions, a microbial...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, In Depth, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Lab furniture design for health and hygiene

May 10, 2022
Feature
Unlike cleanrooms, many laboratories aren't ISO 14644 registered when it comes to air particle count. Sue Springett discusses why any organisation that purports to foster a hygienic culture should be...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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When more knowledge does not equal more complexity

May 9, 2022
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In a world saturated with information, Dr Diane Turner discusses how more in-depth learning about application methods and approaches can often help simplify the use of analytical instrumentation, rather than...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Are virtual audits sustainable post-pandemic?

May 5, 2022
Feature
With a mindful eye on the low environmental impact offered by virtual audits, Kate Coleman investigates the potential for life science companies to continue to benefit from virtual quality and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Energy, Engineering, Food & Bev, Forensics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, In Depth, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Risk, rewards, and regulations for gene editing

May 3, 2022
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UK leading authority on the human genome, Professor Robin Lovell-Badge speaks with Dermot Martin on the long-term outcomes and resulting regulation guidance following the birth of the twin girls whose...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Interviews, Medical/Health, Physiology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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The voice of the empowered patient is on the rise

April 22, 2022
Insight
Industry experts agree that patient-centricity should be the overriding aim of global life science R&D and healthcare ecosystems in the wake of pandemic and huge technology-driven transformation. The Pistoia Alliance...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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So… What is the point of physics? IOP is offering £1000 for the best answer!

April 7, 2022
News
IoP launches a new challenge to get young people to see physics differently. With only one in ten parents believing physics to be a worthwhile topic, and nearly half of...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Engineering, Particle Physics, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics, Thermodynamics
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DOE support for scientists impacted by the war in Ukraine

April 6, 2022
News
The ongoing war in Ukraine presents incredible, heartbreaking challenges to both the country and its people and will continue to do so long after the conflict is resolved. Many universities...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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