title: BIG LABS AND TINY INSTRUMENTS.
abstract: At many research institutions, lab space is more valuable than gold. Developers are taking note by designing smaller instruments with enhanced capabilities. Nathan Blow looks inside today's tiny lab.
authors.forename: Nathan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Blow
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000639:trends*; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017421:Sequence Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation