Cover Story | Volume 15 - Issue 9 | October 2020
Ensuring Reproducible Data in the Laboratory
To be credible in the scientific community and to deliver technical value to customers, laboratory managers must deliver reproducible results
Sections
Leadership and Staffing
Three Keys to Effective Remote Onboarding
Onboarding new employees in person is hard enough and the process has only become more difficult during the current pandemic
Why Labs Should Be a Part of the Social Media Community
Lab professionals share the many benefits of going digital
Business Management
Ensuring Reproducible Data in the Laboratory
To be credible in the scientific community and to deliver technical value to customers, laboratory managers must deliver reproducible results
Protecting Your Lab from Cybersecurity Threats
Your lab is vulnerable to hackers, but you can secure it
Compliance Services for Data Integrity
External experts help laboratories keep pace with evolving technologies
Ask Linda: Keeping Up with Regulatory Compliance
Achieving regulatory compliance can be challenging, but a few simple steps can help
Labs Less Ordinary
How Food Production Methods Affect Food Quality and Perception
Washington State University's Sensory Science Center investigates the science behind how we enjoy and perceive food and drink products
Multimedia
Fundamentals of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
A powerful technique for analyzing molecular structure
Lab Design and Furnishings
Challenges and Trends in Vivarium Design
Handling the unique concerns surrounding vivarium labs
Laboratory Technology
Why an Understanding of Data Stewardship Is So Important
The next generation of data scientists needs to be aware of FAIR Data Principles
Lab Health and Safety
Working with Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
Ethylene oxide is used for sterilization in many medical, dental, veterinary, and animal surgical facilities; here's how to use it safely in your facility
INSIGHTS
Building Better Artificial Intelligence for Health Care
Diverse datasets are essential to prevent sex and gender imbalances
Ask the Expert
Medical Cannabis Research: Past, Present, and Future
In this Q&A with contributing writer Brandoch Cook, PhD, Igor Grant, MD, discusses his own background and research, and the present and future of medical cannabis
Product Focus
How to Prevent Biological Contamination in Your CO2 Incubators
Engineering and user controls help keep contamination at bay
Capillary Electrophoresis and the DNA Forensics Renaissance
Capillary electrophoresis has driven improvements in throughput and sensitivity for DNA profiling of short tandem repeats
Cannabis: Greater Consistency through Homogenization
High-pressure homogenizers generate the most consistent and stable cannabis emulsions
The Benefits of Connected Pipettes
Wireless communication changes a lab’s liquid handling
Management Tips
Quick Tips from Linda: Workplace Etiquette
Defining the specifics of proper etiquette in a lab setting can be difficult because everyone may have their own interpretation