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Connecting the Genes With A Laptop Computer

Monday, February 16, 2015
Investigator Eugene Demidenko, PhD, of Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center coined the term “Gene Rank,” or GR, to describe a new characterization of gene connectivity. The computer algorithm can ... read more
Material Changes Shape Without Programming

Monday, February 16, 2015
A new class of rubber-like material not only self-stretches upon cooling, but reverts to its original shape when heated, all without physical manipulation. The material is like a shape-memory polymer ... read more
Scientists Are Respected, But Not Believed

Friday, February 06, 2015
In January and into February, the Contra Costa Times published a series of articles relating to the public’s perception of science and scientists. To summarize, scientists are respected, but their ... read more
Book Review: Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA

Thursday, February 05, 2015
Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA (Bloomsbury Press) is a must-read for scientists, particularly chemists and biochemists in America. Authors E.G. Vallianatos and McKay ... read more
Yelling “Fire”

Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Fear is a powerful emotion. So is the desire to believe the narrative with which we are most comfortable. Behaviors such as ostracizing HIV sufferers or having a preference for the biblical time line ... read more
Book Review: On Immunity: An Inoculation

Monday, February 02, 2015
Based on the title, I expected On Immunity: An Inoculation by Eula Biss to delve into the biochemistry of immunity, but after a few pages it was clear that this narrative detailed a young mother ... read more
Product Intelligence: Mighty Readers for Microplates

Monday, January 26, 2015
Most life science laboratories rely on microplate readers for assay analysis. For this reason, it is important for the lab to consider the many features available in instruments that read microplates.... read more
Product Intelligence:Spectrofluorometers: Tools for Measuring Fluorescence Signature

Monday, January 26, 2015
Spectrofluorometers are used in a variety of disciplines, such as for the analysis of biofuels and polymers and in biotechnology and medical diagnostics. This article outlines the components of a ... read more
Pure Water: The Most Essential Laboratory Element

Sartorius

Friday, January 16, 2015
Both vital and versatile, water is used in all laboratories, in preparing media, buffers and additives and for heating, cooling, cleaning and rinsing. read more
Detection of Malathion Using Acetylcholinesterase-Immobilized Sol-Gel Film

Monday, January 05, 2015
For the past two decades, enzyme electrode development and applications have received a great deal of attention. The conventional enzyme immobilization method depends on the preparation of an enzyme... read more
2014: An Interesting Year in the Energy Patch

Friday, January 02, 2015
2014 was an interesting, perhaps pivotal year for hydraulic fracturing (fracking, HF). During the year, the supply of domestically sourced fuel dramatically increased, resulting in a 50% price ... read more
Role of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide in Preparing Porous In-TiO₂ Photocatalytic Material

Friday, January 02, 2015
The application of TiO₂ as the main photocatalyst on degradation of organic pollutants has been widely investigated. Metal ion doping can retard recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs in ... read more
Automation of Soil Sampling Comes of Age: New Purge-and-Trap GC/MS Technology Gets it Right

Monday, December 22, 2014
A tractor trailer tanker truck with a full load of toxic chemicals traveling over a mountain pass veers off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle; 6700 gallons of toxins begin to spill onto the bank, ... read more
Harnessing Fast GC–TOF MS with Variable-Energy Electron Ionization for the Rapid Analysis of Environmental Contaminants

Markes International, Agilent Technologies

Monday, December 22, 2014
The introduction of recent legislation, such as the EU Environmental Liabilities Directive 2004/35/EC, has led to a demand among analysts for more precise and robust methods for the identification of ... read more
Label-Free Cell-Based Assays and the Holistic Calorimetry Approach

SymCel Sverige AB

Thursday, December 18, 2014
The cell-based assay arena is slowly entering center stage due to the major and growing medical problems facing the world—both financial (i.e., drug development) and curative (i.e., antibiotic ... read more