September 2020

British Journal of Biomedical Science: Issue 3 2020 - a synopsis

Deputy Editor Guy Orchard provides a brief glimpse of the articles on offer in the third issue of the year.

Reporting in histopathology: some personal insights

The team at Leicester Royal Infirmary have collaborated on this article, which discusses their experiences of scientist reporting in histopathology.

100 years of bacterial strains

Sarah Alexander and Ayuen Lual from the National Collection of Type Cultures look back over a century of providing authentic bacterial strains.

Laboratory errors in transfusion 2020

Anne Lockhart, IBMS representative on the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) steering group, explains the latest annual report.

One-to-one: COVID response controvery

We hear from Professor Sunetra Gupta – the theoretical epidemiologist who believes in herd immunity and doesn’t believe in the lockdown.

A history of Chinese medicine

Stephen Mortlock looks back over the medical history of one of the most ancient civilisations on earth.

How to... make the most of an internship

Kamila Orzechowska, a second-year student at Coventry University, writes about her experiences of a research internship and advises how others can get the most out of work experience. 

Sponge on a string pill

A “sponge on a string” pill test can identify 10 times more people with Barrett’s oesophagus than the usual GP route, finds new research.

Screening to improve mAb-based drugs

By screening potential monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based drugs solely on a measure of their colloidal stability, scientists may be able to weed out mAbs that do not respond efficiently in solution early in the drug discovery process, according to a new study.

Seven make the power list

This year, seven IBMS members were awarded places on The Pathologist’s power list.

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