title: Lab automation: tales along the road to automation.
authors.affiliation: Nathan Blow is the Technology Editor for Nature and Nature Methods. n.blow@boston.nature.com.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blow
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D012371:Robotics / Q000639:trends*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000639:trends*