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ACS Addresses Fracking and Sustainability

In just half a decade, hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells has greatly improved the economic competitiveness of America. This is leading to new employment opportunities for hard hats and also ... read more
A Message from the Editor

Welcome to the October issue. In the previous month’s issue, we reflected on our approach to improvement: improving our research, as well as improving access to knowledge, methods, and personal ... read more
Understanding FDA Regulations for the Food, Drug, and Medical Device Industries

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates, but is not limited to, the food, drug, and medical device industries, which are subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&... read more
2014 Emerging Clinical & Laboratory Diagnostics: The Portable Lab

For decades, the clinical laboratory has been recognized as the leading model for applied analytical chemistry labs. Clinical chemists are the first to deal with real-world concerns such as large-... read more
Detecting and Managing Water Contaminants in the Laboratory

Water purity is a fundamentally important factor in many laboratories, yet it is frequently overlooked. Researchers use water in most lab processes, and poor water quality can quickly lead to ... read more
Use of Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy to Study the Dynamic, Catalytic Reactions on Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts

Prof. Seiji Takeda leads a research group in the Department of Nanocharacterization for Nanostructures and Functions of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Center at the Institute of Scientific and ... read more
Application of Porous Nano-Calcium Titanate in Preconcentration of Heavy Metals in Water

Heavy metal pollution in water has been a public concern for decades.Heavy metals, which include lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, zinc, copper, and nickel, are highly toxic with hidden pollution, ... read more
True Hypoxia Replication: Creating Optimal Conditions for Cell-Based Research

There is a rapidly growing need for systems capable of creating precise, reproducible, and physiologically relevant cell environments in the laboratory in order to enable accurate analysis of both ... read more
Top Considerations When Automating Your Real-Time PCR Workflow

With the increasing importance of large-scale data generation, many pharmaceutical labs are using robots to speed data collection. One such strategy is to automate the real-time PCR workflow. read more
Volume 46, Number 8

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Product Intelligence: PCR Enclosures: Essential for Improving PCR Accuracy

Their ability to effectively decontaminate equipment, reagents, and solutions before and after polymerase chain reaction procedures makes PCR enclosures an indispensable addition to the laboratory. ... read more
Product Intelligence: DNA Sequencers: Cracking the Genomic Code

DNA sequencers fulfill the role of automating the determination of the order of nucleotide bases in a DNA region of interest. This article explains the Sanger sequencing technique, or capillary ... read more
A Portable CGE-Based Biomolecule Detection System Using a Smartphone App for Operation via WiFi

Most bioseparation and detection tools used in the laboratory employ slab gel-based electrophoresis technologies, which have routinely been used for the analysis of biomolecules (i.e., DNA, RNA, ... read more
Book Review: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

I’ve been concerned about the practice of next-generation sequencing (NGS), especially about what information is generated and how it will be used. Thus, a colleague suggested that I read Being ... read more
Observations on Regulatory RNAs 2014

The last two decades have been exciting times as simplistic genomic models were updated to explain mechanistic details. Along the way, we discarded the expectation that sequencing the genome would ... read more