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		<title>Dmitri Mendeleev – creator of the periodic table</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The periodic table is fundamental to chemistry. Anyone who has sat though school chemistry lessons will remember it as an important tool for understanding chemical reactions. Today is 178 years since the birth of the creator of the periodic table, &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/dmitri-mendeleev-creator-of-the-periodic-table/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=326&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Measurement Matter: How do you know your results measure up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mass spectrometry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Measurement affects almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the fuel in our cars and the quality of the air we breathe, to the safety of our food, water, healthcare, and our cosmetic products. Chemical and bioanalytical measurements are &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/making-measurement-matter-how-do-you-know-your-results-measure-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=323&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whisky for Burns Night? Science to identify adulteration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Burns Night approaches, so does the age old question of which whisky best accompanies haggis. Whilst the whisky connoisseurs may choose to deliberate on this question endlessly, you may simply want to be assured that your chosen whisky brand &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/whisky-for-burns-night-science-to-identify-adulteration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=317&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Add some Chemistry to your Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a time of plenty, but when you sit down to tuck in to your Christmas dinner, the last thing you want to think about is whether your food is safe to eat. Fortunately the Government Chemist function is &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/add-some-chemistry-to-your-christmas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=311&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discover chemistry with LGC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International Year of Chemistry 2011, designated as the International Year of Chemistry’ (IYC 2011), was an entire year devoted to the celebration of chemistry. Under the unifying theme “Chemistry – our life, our future” IYC 2011 was a worldwide initiative &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/discover-chemistry-with-lgc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=305&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New research from LGC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover LGC’s latest research in the winter 2011 edition of Catalyst. Find out how we are applying leading-edge science and the development of improved measurement procedures to underpin some of the most challenging and important measurements made in the UK. &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/new-research-from-lgc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=299&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No need to defibrillate yourself like James Bond&#8230;just rely on LGC’s digoxin reference materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may remember the scene in Casino Royale where James Bond tries to defibrillate himself after being poisoned by a Vesper Martini. He develops ventricular tachycardia, an increased rhythm of the heart, which can lead to ventricular fibrillation and sudden &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/no-need-to-defibrillate-yourself-like-james-bond-just-rely-on-lgcs-digoxin-reference-materials/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=295&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missed out on the Government Chemist public lecture?</title>
		<link>http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/missed-out-on-the-government-chemist-public-lecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to the lecture here and learn how the Government Chemist revealed a link to Captain Scott’s 1901 Antarctic Discovery expedition.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=293&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UK Government Chemist reveals link to Captain Scott&#8217;s 1901 Discovery expedition to the Antarctic</title>
		<link>http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/uk-government-chemist-reveals-link-to-captain-scotts-1901-discovery-expedition-to-the-antarctic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Government Chemist, Dr Craston, will be revealing in a public lecuture at the Royal Society of Chemistry details of how Captain Scott’s preparations for his 1901 Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic included a personal request to the Government &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/uk-government-chemist-reveals-link-to-captain-scotts-1901-discovery-expedition-to-the-antarctic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=288&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday mole</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this day in October 1971, the mole was officially adopted as a base quantity of the International System of Units (SI) of measurement by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. Measurement has been important to our societies from &#8230; <a href="http://lgcgroup.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/happy-birthday-mole/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lgcgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18088306&amp;post=285&amp;subd=lgcgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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