It is, of course, a long way from the laboratory bench to the stagnant pool, and many questions remain.

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Indeed the obvious omission from his curriculum vitae is time spent getting his hands dirty at the laboratory bench.

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Few make it from the laboratory bench to the big bad world.

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The new Dundee centre would be given the task of taking research from the lab bench to the bedside, "translating" basic science in the laboratory into better treatment for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

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