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The treatment of contract and postdoctoral researchers by employers is notoriously casual. A year-old initiative to improve matters in Britain may provide an example to others, but has a long way to go.
The electron is 100 years old this year. Of all the elementary particles, it is by far the most familiar, useful and venerable. But is it elementary? And what other particles are elementary?
Some enzyme complexes function literally as machines, and come equipped with springs, levers and even rotary joints. Clever biophysical techniques allow new approaches to macromolecular mechanics.
Fluorescence systems that allow cells in living organisms to be studied are among the products featured in this roundup. There's also a compact centrifuge that fits into a drawer, and the latest reagents, kits and instruments.
