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August 2017
Volume 49, Number 6
In this issue:
Rapid developments in mass spectrometry technology facilitate innovative solutions to the challenges in top-down proteomics.
A new technology reduces the need for external calibrators.
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Table of Contents
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Society supports STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) because of the benefits they provide.
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There is a mixture of old and new in the models currently driving preclinical research.
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Heidi Fleischer, Kinjal Ramani, Sergej Bauer, Mareike Warkentin, Detlef Behrend, Kerstin Thurow
This article describes a method used to determine calcium and trace metals using inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) to investigate the elementary composition of encrustations in ...
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Gary W. Yanik, Necmi Bugdayci, Soydan Kavraal
A real-time concentration monitor will improve the benefits of continuous processing and analysis by reducing or eliminating the need for sample extractions and off-line analyses.
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Ying Nie, Krista Garner, Lubna Hussain
Human mammary epithelial cells and human mammary fibroblasts can be successfully grown in a 3-D co-culture system to mimic the heterotypic interactions of breast cancer cells and stromal cells in vivo...
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Mike May
Nuclear magnetic resonance unravels more structures than ever, and—shockingly to some of us—it’s easy to use.
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Gregory C. Janis, Charlie Spanjers
A catalytic microreactor and flame ionization detector enabled accurate analytical quantitation without the analytical overhead or potential inaccuracy associated with the use of a calibration curve.
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Erin Murphy
Despite the use of vaccines and antiviral
therapies such as oseltamivir, severe influenza
kills thousands to tens of thousands of Americans
each year.
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Ginger Weeden
Communication, collaboration, and thorough preparation are essential to developing a quality system.
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Rohan A. Thakur
Rapid developments in mass spectrometry technology facilitate innovative solutions to the challenges in top-down proteomics.
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Chris Boles
The instrument described here was designed to treat DNA gently enough that users can prepare libraries of extremely large fragments directly from blood samples, bacterial and tissue cultures, or other...
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Robert J. Janetschek, Julia Nisbet-Fahy, Andrew Whitehouse
To produce diagnostic reagents that meet current and future demands requires a knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the various reagents used for clinical testing applications.
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