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Dealing with scientific fraud is likely to be an unpleasant process for accused and accuser alike. The only solution lies in well conceived methods of procedure.
Plastic disposables have become essential equipment in most medical and industrial laboratories. The benefits they offer in cost, sterility and safety suggest that this trend is likely to continue.
This week's feature on plastics and other disposables for laboratory use ends with a preview of several products to be exhibited next week at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in San Diego, California.
