Freelance Science Writer & Journalist
RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging AI technologies. RJ was a science writer at Technology Networks for six years, where he also worked on the site’s SEO and editorial AI strategies. He created the site’s podcast, Opinionated Science, in 2020. RJ has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.
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How the Internet of Things is Connecting Up Lab Ecosystems
If the 20th century was about improving technology, the 21st century has focused on improving access to technology. In this article, we look at how the "Internet of Things" (IoT) movement is changing research, and find that IoT in the lab is at an important crossroads
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LIMS Industry Roundup 28/06/18
The latest LIMS Roundup from Technology Network brings you the biggest stories and announcements in LIMS.
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Discovery vs Targeted Proteomics
Currently, modern proteomics research using Mass Spectrometry (MS) is split between discovery and targeted assays. This infographic includes workflows for the two techniques and will examine the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Finally, common applications of each technology will be explored, and we will look to a future where the division between targeted and discovery methods might not even be required.
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The Gene Factory: Can Enzymes Revolutionize Man-Made DNA Synthesis?
Building artificial DNA sounds like a technology out of science fiction, but has been conducted in labs for nearly 40 years. To make the potential of synthetic DNA a reality, new methods are being developed that aim to make creating DNA as fast as sequencing it.
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Cryo-EM and CX-MS: The Power Couple of Proteomics
An ambitious new workflow has married two cutting-edge proteomic analysis techniques to improve imaging of large protein assemblies. The combination of electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) and cross-linking coupled mass spectrometry (CX-MS) allows deeper interrogation of protein structures to a level of detail that the techniques are incapable of obtaining on their own.
Industry Insight
Raising the Standards of Data Integrity in Modern Research
As the research landscape changes, the standards of data integrity that guide research must also change. New data tools, systems and formats provide pitfalls and opportunities for advancing the cause of data integrity. In this blog, we discuss integrity in modern research with John Sadler, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent’s Software & Informatics Division.
Industry Insight
Genomic Profiling in Cancer: Matching Patients to Precision Trials, Guiding Patients to the Right Treatment
We recently spoke to Gaurav Singal, Vice President of Data Strategy and Product Development at Foundation Medicine, to learn more about how their SmartTrialsTM technology platform has enabled patients to be rapidly matched to precision trials, based on their unique tumor biomarkers.
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LIMS Industry Roundup 24/05/18
In LIMS Roundup, we summarize the biggest LIMS industry stories, bringing them together in one place on Technology Networks. This time, we cover award winners from the Bio-IT World 2018, GDPR, and Agilent's foray into lab informatics.
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One Year on, Scientists Defend Canada’s Anti-Genetic Discrimination Law
The Canadian Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNA), introduced last May, made it illegal to require individuals to disclose genetic test results or to compel individuals to undergo genetic tests for any agreement or service. However, a subsequent legal challenge has prompted a robust defense of the act from scientists in the May issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
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How Native MS and Charge Algorithms Can Improve Protein Analysis
Native Mass Spectrometry (MS) can be used to examine proteins in their natural, folded forms. In this blog, Marshall Bern, Ph.D., the Vice President of Research and Co-Founder of Protein Metrics, discusses how advances in this technique are being paired with cutting-edge charge deconvolution algorithms to improve analysis of antibodies and plasma glycoproteins.
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