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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides information specific to environmental management issues associated with small labs. (Visit: http://www.epa.gov/sbo/labguide.htm) What other challenges are unique to small labs?
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If ever there was a time for organizations to secure their top talent it's now in fact according to KPMG's recent poll of nearly 200 senior executives of UK firms, 83% of respondents said human capital was the key to maintaining an edge over competit
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Some rules are NOT made to be broken. That is true of the rules used in a chemistry lab. They are really, truly for your safety and not your humiliation.
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When we're trying to get a point across to someone else we often think long and hard about what we want to say. That is the wrong way to go about it. Instead of focusing on what you want to say to get your point across, you should focus on what you w
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The end of the year is a good time to review your companys holiday pay practices.
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OSHA specifies that all equipment in the workplace be grounded to avoid shock and possible electrocution.
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Engagement with the public is a responsibility that many, if not most, scientists should accept, says David P. Friedman, Ph.D. I would even argue that it is a moral imperative, to be ignored at our own risk, he adds.
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David P. Friedman, Ph.D., professor of physiology and pharmacology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, says that until the 1980s, the scientific community did a very poor job of communicating with anyone beyond their own campuses. That, he
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Two of the nation's five biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) labs lack outer-ring security controls to protect against a terrorist attack or theft of some of the world's most dangerous pathogens, such as the Ebola and smallpox viruses, according to a new repor
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Quantifying common biomolecules such as nucleic acids and proteins efficiently without significant loss of sample is a frequent problem encountered in laboratories that regularly perform molecular biology techniques.
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The need to verify that an instrument is performing properly and is in calibration is becoming increasingly common for regulatory committees and internal QC procedures.
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If you run the lab like a seperate island outside the company, you will not be able to demonstrate where the laboratory is adding value to the overall business.
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