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Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to recent research.

Whitehead researchers have developed a new type of genetic screen for human cells to pinpoint specific genes and proteins used by pathogens, according to their paper in Science.

The last thing drug companies need now is an increase in time consuming and expensive clinical trials. But ongoing problems with Cox-2 inhibitors ­ and others ­ mean that regulators are likely to make just such a demand. At the same time, both the regulators and the drug companies want to reduce the number of potential products that fail during clinical development.

John Curling reports on the use of affinity chromatography in protein research and development.

Increasing the speed of sample throughput and the desire to conduct analysis at the point of sampling ­ be it in the field, factory or surgery ­ are two of the major trends driving measurement science today. Helen Parkes and Derek Craston report.