by John D Ruley
TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY	Getting to the Root of Inventory Problems BioRoot BioReagent LIMS offers Web-based reagent management The Scientist 2005, 19(18):33 Published   26 September 2005

Molecular biologist David Nix, director of BioRoot Bioinformatics http://www.bioroot.org, says he is appalled by inadequate inventory tracking in academic and government biotech labs. "It's just outrageous. Saving one plasmid from being misplaced or thrown away saves roughly $500. Worm, fly, or yeast strains cost more – antibodies cost thousands of dollars," he laments.

(continued >>)

To continue reading this full article, you must be a subscriber to The Scientist.

You are only a few minutes away from unlimited access.

If you already have an online subscription, please Log-In Now.
New to The Scientist? Register to get access to a selection of our content, interactive features and useful tools free without a subscription.

Subscribe to The Scientist to get unlimited access to our premium content

Get unlimited access to this article and over 20 years of The Scientist archives. You won’t miss a word – all for as little as $4.95.  Subscribe now.

The Scientist offers site licenses to institutions and organizations. Recommend us to your librarian and get online access through your place or work or study.