Cover Story | Volume 16 - Issue 4 | May 2021
Personal Development Strategies for Leaders
How lab managers can determine "what's next?"
Sections
Multimedia
Sponsored 
Single-Cell Metabolomics
Insights into phenotypic heterogeneity
Products in Action
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INTEGRA MINI 96
Portable, precise, and affordable pipetting of 96- and 384-well plates
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OHAUS Incubating Heavy Duty Orbital Shaker
A space-saving design with exceptional temperature uniformity and speed control makes the incubating orbital shaker suitable for a variety of shaking and incubating applications
Leadership and Staffing
Three Keys to Improve Lab Culture
The culture should represent what values are most important to the lab
Personal Development Strategies for Leaders
How lab managers can determine, “what’s next?”
How Labs Can Compete For, and Win, Top Talent
The influence of unique offerings that make your lab an attractive place to work
Labs Less Ordinary
“Cleanest Air in Europe” Contributes to Climate Change Research
The Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station in Ireland is at the forefront of climate change research
Business Management
Improving Your Ability to Communicate
How transparent communication improves teamwork around the lab
Purchasing Pre-Owned Instruments for Life Science Research
Increased demand creates new opportunities for pre-owned equipment, but buyers need to consider price and reliability
Lab Design and Furnishings
How to Become a Lab Planner
Different educational, career paths can lead to the same goal
Lab Health and Safety
How to Support Employee Mental Health
Psychosocial health factors in the workplace have a significant impact on job satisfaction, engagement, and well-being of staff
INSIGHTS
Paleoproteomics Offers a Look into the Deep Past
Proteomics techniques are opening up new possibilities for archaeological applications
Ask the Expert
Why PFAS Chemicals Are So Difficult to Remediate
In this Q&A, Konstantinos Kostarelos, PhD, discusses new insights he's gained through his team's recent research on PFAS in firefighting foam
Product Focus
Automated Liquid Handling: Keeping Antibody Engineering Consistent
When engineering a mAb for research or therapeutic applications, many steps require precise liquid handling
Characterizing RNA Molecules with FTIR
Although vibrational spectroscopy has long been used in structural analysis of DNA, the field has only recently expanded to address ribonucleic acid
GC-MS: A Powerful Technique for Hydrocarbon Analysis
How gas chromatography-mass spectrometry works and features to consider for petrochemical applications
SLIM Technology Set to Boost Biological Compound Analysis
Coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry, SLIM technology is poised to revolutionize the way we analyze biological and chemical compounds