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  • Automatic Motorized Leveling of Laboratory Balances

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    A fundamental rule for using high-resolution balances in pharmaceutical laboratories is that the instrument be level at all times. If the lab balance is not level, it cannot accurately measure objects... read more

  • How Personalized Medicine Led to the Convergence of LIMS and LIS

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    When the Human Genome Project mapped all 20,000+ genes in the human body in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it cost roughly $3 billion. read more

  • The Biofuels Story

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    The story of biofuels begins with biomass. Simply stated, biomass is any plant or animal material of recent origin, as opposed to plant or animal material that, over millennia, has transformed ... read more

  • A Sensitive and Selective GC/MS Method for Analyzing Persistent Organic Pollutants Using a Novel Ionization Source

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    Charge transfer chemical ionization (CI) was among the ionization types studied decades ago by researchers investigating fundamental Characteristics of chemical ionization. However, the technique was ... read more

  • New Points to Consider in Genomics

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    As the cost of whole genome sequencing (WGS) declines, the number of human genome sequences is increasing rapidly. This is revealing new biochemistry, for example, exogenous RNA in our blood, ... read more

  • Webinar: The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry

    Thursday, October 03, 2013
    American Laboratory recently celebrated its 45th anniversary and presented a live webinar: “The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry—History and Advances over the Last 45 Years.” read more

  • Microcentrifuge Buyers Guide

    Wednesday, October 02, 2013
    A microcentrifuge is an invaluable tool that finds application in research, academic, and clinical laboratory settings. In order to select the right microcentrifuge for your purposes, you will need to... read more

  • Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—October 2013

    Tuesday, October 01, 2013
    Correctly identify this month’s cover image and be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card (one entry per person; you must be 18 years of age to be eligible. read more

  • Thermodynamic Power for reactor temperature control

    Julabo Labortechnik GmbH
    Monday, September 30, 2013
    The PRESTO® A80, W80, A80t and W80t unite high efficiency with unequaled power for modern laboratory and industrial plants for all applications be it reactor temperature control or material stress... read more

  • Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory September

    Monday, September 30, 2013
    The image on the cover of American Laboratory September is of open cell metallic foam. It was captured with a JEOL tungsten SEM. Original magnification 100×. Image courtesy of JEOL USA, Inc. (Peabody,... read more

  • Rapid, Low-Cost Multiplexed Assay of Kinase Inhibition

    Thursday, September 26, 2013
    Protein kinases phosphorylate serine, threonine, and tyrosine amino acid residues in proteins. Upregulated kinase activity is found in diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and some cancers. Thus, kinase ... read more

  • Consistently the Best in Constant Temperature

    Shel Lab
    Thursday, September 26, 2013
    Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of high quality and innovative constant temperature equipment to the global market. Major product lines include incubators, ... read more

  • It’s a matter of specs

    Shimadzu Europa GmbH
    Thursday, September 26, 2013
    IRTracer-100: supreme performance and accuracy for infrared analysis Shimadzu’s new FTIR spectrophotometer “IRTracer-100” analyzes materials quickly and easily in a variety of fields such as ... read more

  • Off-Label Cancer Therapeutics

    Monday, September 23, 2013
    Eric Topol, M.D., describes the mode of action of cancer therapeutics. Most of the successful therapeutics target mutations that perturb the normal regulatory control of cell function. read more

  • Ovens for all Lab Applications

    BINDER
    Monday, September 23, 2013
    ED and FD series drying ovens from BINDER Inc. cover a range of gravity or forced air models for use in drying of crystalline chemicals, electronic components, solids, paper and glassware, as well as ... read more
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