CURRENT ISSUE | VOLUME 12 - ISSUE 1 | January/February 2017
COVER STORY
Getting The Job Done
Best practices for keeping research projects on track and within budget
Business Management
Without established timelines or performance measures by which to track progress, it can feel like you are constantly racing against time and funding to produce results
As instruments became more reliable and cost reduction mandates sweep through labs, managers begin to seek less costly alternatives
Simple steps to reduce the risk of compatibility issues arising post purchase
Industry survivors must embrace shifting paradigms in order to remain competitive in the private sector
Research-Specific Labs
A lab on Mars would be essential to future manned missions and the search for life
Leadership and Staffing
Along with hiring the right people, creating a good work environment is also required to help foster and maintain a solid workplace culture
Laboratory Technology
The challenges and opportunities of open data for the future of science and technology
Lab Health and Safety
Many areas within laboratories and especially research facilities are inherently noisy. Exposure to loud noise for long enough periods can result in permanent loss of hearing.
INSIGHTS
Those applying pesticides and producing foods that have been treated with pesticides must follow specific rules
Cell culture media fuel modern life sciences research. Whether the objective is cell-based assays, antibody production, or virus replication, the medium is a make-or-break component
Ask the Expert
Mojca Strazisar is an expert scientist at the Genomic Service Facility in the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, with a focus on genomics technologies.
Some of the challenges associated with fast, real-time testing, comprehensive analysis of samples, and post-processing of the data do exist but continue to be addressed with improvements in the technology.
Product Focus
Solventless sample preparation methods have been applied to a variety of sample types
Flow cytometry has been instrumental in the discovery of rare cells and in understanding how they differ from more abundant cells.
Refrigerators and freezers are integral pieces of equipment in many research and clinical labs.
Many factors can negatively affect accuracy in refractometry; the secret is to eliminate them
Surveys
Find out our readers’ most common titrator types and more from our latest product survey results
Learn the most common components and more from our latest microplate survey results
Learn readers’ key applications and more from our latest freeze dryer product survey results.
Find out readers’ ten preferred lab oven features and more from the results of our latest product survey
How it Works
Frozen storage of biological materials has become an essential activity in many laboratories
From a safety standpoint, the current methods for transferring reagents risk spills, waste, contamination of the bottle contents, or in the case of glass ampoules, pose a risk from broken glass and sharp edges.