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Fatbergs are large, congealed lumps of fat and other substances, which have been clogging up the sewer systems under major cities like London, Melbourne, Baltimore and Cardiff.
Read our newest blog post to see how scientist Simon has helped with the analysis of these sewer monsters. https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/fatbergs-th e-monster-lurking-b…/
#fatbergs #scienceforasaferworld

Rice is a crucial staple food for about half a billion people in Asia, but it suffers from diseases that reduce yields, destroy harvests and put food security and livelihoods at risk.
Read how LGC Genomics and Bangor University are helping with #KASP https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/acceleratin g-rice-improvement-…/

We're hiring! We're looking for a Senior Scientist to join our Bioanalysis group to support regulated protein and peptide bioanalysis projects. Apply and learn more about the role here: https://www.lgcgroup.com/…/scientist-se nior-scientist-pro…/…
#joblisting #jobsearch

What a great webinar from our own scientist Jonathan Curry about the basic principles of KASP genotyping. Don't miss it!
#genomics

Today is the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of #Fromelles, called the worst 24 hours in Australian history. Our scientists have worked hard to help identify over 150 fallen soldiers, and 9 more men will receive their headstones today.
Read more here https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/rediscoveri ng-the-lost-soldier…/

The prevalence of peanut allergy has nearly doubled in Europe over the past two decades and it now affects around 500,000 people in the UK!
So read on to learn how LGC scientists help protect the people in the UK with this allergy.
#foodallergy.

LGC and Queen's University Belfast researchers have charted the life of the accomplished WWI veteran and chemist Gordon Wickham Monier-Williams, who is known for his eponymous method for determining sulphites in food. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2LqyqZn

Revolutionising cancer treatment one array at a time: Read our new blog post to learn more about how genomics is enabling personalized medicine. https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/revolutioni sing-cancer-treatme…/
#genomics #medicine

Great series on wrapping your head around some of science's biggest concepts, including genes, scientific truth, the fourth dimension, and life, from New Scientist.
#Science

Methods for detecting trace amounts of undeclared ingredients in food have evolved enormously in recent years, but incidents still occur. Read our latest blog to learn more about determining food authenticity https://blog.lgcgroup.com/2018/07/04/food -chain-resilience/

See if you can spot the new Government Chemist! Our GC Conference last month was so good, we just can't stop talking about it. Watch the video and check out the presentations here: https://bit.ly/2tJWO0l

During our 30 years as the National Measurement Laboratory, we’ve done a lot of work to support reliable measurements in food testing and authentication. Read about our work in honey authenticity in our latest blog post: https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/02/whats-fu nny-about-your-honey/
#scicomm

Weren't able to join us earlier this month at the Government Chemist Conference? You can now read all about the conference and view the presentations of the fantastic speakers who joined us to discuss food chain resilience. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2tJWO0l
#GCConf #foodresilience_gc18

Julian Braybrook, the new Government Chemist, opened our GC Conference this morning at the beautiful BMA House. Head over to our Twitter, @LGCGroup, to catch some updates twitter.com/LGCGroup
#GCconf

What a great story out of Minnesota, showing just one of the applications of the IntelliQube!
Watch the video in the news story to see our genomics tools in action! http://www.fox9.com/…/dna-technology-ha s-potential-to-revol…

BLOG: This week is #FoodSafetyWeek, which brings attention to current food safety issues. LGC has a long history if using science and research to protect food and drink.
Read more in our newest blog post https://blog.lgcgroup.com/…/food-safety -week-and-beyond-lg…/