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Using a novel combination of maths and text software, Felix Grant has made it easier to explore the uncertainties of alternative energy policy
The productivity of Felix Grant's information searches has risen a thousand-fold with new software
Computing in the life sciences used to be about gene and protein sequences; now researchers are adopting a systems approach, reports Clare Sansom
Clinical trials, not finding new chemical entities, are the most costly aspect of drug development. Peter Rees looks at the software solutions that might make clinical trials cheaper and faster
Providing scientific software is not just a matter of development, but makes strategic sense, Felix Grant believes
Clinical trials, not finding new chemical entities, are the most costly aspect of drug development. Peter Rees looks at the software solutions that might make clinical trials cheaper and faster
John Murphy profiles a leading statistician of our DNA
Ray Girvan reports on sonification - the representation of data as sound. Well-established in applications for the visually impaired, it has far wider scientific possibilities
Electronic signatures can bring a ninefold increase in laboratory throughput, Peter Rees discovered. But first, companies may have to throw away popular software
No laboratory is an island and laboratory software has to talk to enterprise resource planning software, as Mark Gonzalez explains
A well (or badly!) timed baseball to the chest can cause cardiac fibrillation. Ray Girvan explores how science is unlocking the secrets of the human heart
Felix Grant 'sonified' his friends' heartbeats and found that young men respond to popular music's base rhythm, but young women to female vocals
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