The Column-09-07-2010

The Column

Kuwait conference and exhibition

September 23, 2010

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The second Kuwait Laboratory Technology Conference and Exhibition will be held 30 November?1 December 2010.

Breast milk study

September 21, 2010

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Agilent Technologies has announced that a group of researchers from the University of California, Davis, USA, has found that human breast milk contains an unexpected abundance of sugars that coats the lining of infants? intestines, protecting it from noxious bacteria.

Meat on your bones

September 16, 2010

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A study published in the Journal of Separation Science has looked at using the racemization of amino acids as a proxy for DNA preservation, giving archaeologists a rapid screening method for samples too badly damaged to extract.

Tall Poppy of the Year

September 14, 2010

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Dr Robert Shellie, a senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) school of chemistry, researcher at the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) and LCGC Europe EAB member and columnist, has been named 2010 Young Tasmanian Tall Poppy of the Year.