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Determination of Olive Oil Adulteration With 60-MHz Benchtop NMR Spectrometry

While the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are well documented, the purity of any specific batch remains highly debatable. The great demand for EVOO, paired with the relatively high... read more
Depth Profiling Trimethylaluminum-Modified PET Fibers by Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

The development of flexible electronic devices for use as biosensors, optics or photovoltaic applications is a promising research area. Many common, inexpensive polymers can be processed in large ... read more
Validation of a Magnetic Bead Mixer on an Automated Next-Generation Sequencing Library Preparation System

Reduced costs and higher throughput have made next-generation sequencing (NGS) more accessible to users in such diverse fields as diagnostics, infectious disease, food safety and public health. NGS ... read more
Policy-Based Data Management: The Future of Reproducible, Data-Driven Research

There is a trend to place strict policies on the preservation and dissemination of research data that may be publicly funded. As an example, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (... read more
Big Data: Unseen by Human Eyes

A story titled “Learning to See Data” by Eric Foner in the Review section of the Sunday New York Times (3-29-15, pSR 1) described in layman’s terms the problem with data-rich modern science: ... read more
Product Intelligence: Beyond Light: Characterizing the Molecular World With Scanning Electron Microscopes

A scanning electron microscope, or SEM, employs a focused beam of high-energy electrons to produce signals at the surface of solid specimens. As outlined in this article, purchasing considerations for... read more
Product Intelligence: Shaking Cells to Produce Novel Products

Shaking incubators are used to grow small to large batches of cell cultures or microbiological cultures. There are many units from which to choose, such as smaller units that sit on the benchtop and ... read more
Nitrogen Vacancy Probes the Small World

I just read about nitrogen vacancy detection of single proteins with electron paramagnetic resonance, or EPR, in an article that referenced related NMR technology. When nitrogen is implanted in ... read more
A Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Use in the Physician’s Office to Treat Infectious Disease

The current standard of care for infectious disease management typically involves a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) to produce a definitive diagnosis. Due to the complexity of molecular ... read more
Portable Raman Microscopy: Laboratory-Quality Results Measured Anywhere

While handheld portable Raman is now well established, until recently, microRaman had yet to make the leap out of the laboratory and into the world at large. To meet that challenge, BioTools (Jupiter... read more
Use of Transgenic Mouse Models to Test for Carcinogenicity

Carcinogenicity studies are conducted to determine the tumorigenic potential of pharmaceuticals and chemicals, as required by regulatory authorities. Two-year bioassays in rats and mice have ... read more
Resistant

By now you are well aware of the threat. You may have even contributed to its growth. Should you worry? Task forces have been formed. There are government agencies on the case and executive orders ... read more
Fracking is Changing America

Fracking continues to change America, generally for the good. The Wall Street Journal1 reported that 49% of domestic petroleum production in March 2015 was product derived from fracked shale rock ... read more
Identification of Microplastics in the Marine Environment by Raman Microspectroscopy and Imaging

Each year, 5–13 million tons of plastic debris enter the oceans. The main reason for this is the inappropriate disposal of waste from industrialized nations. read more
Applications of LC/MS for the Determination of Flavanols in Cocoa and Other Selected Foods

There continues to be a great deal of interest in the flavanol class of compounds, especially in catechin and epicatechin, which are the monomeric and enantiomer members of the class differing only ... read more