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Analysis of Opioids Using Isotope Dilution With GC/MS/MS

Developing methods for the analysis of drugs of abuse has become a priority for forensic toxicology and law enforcement. The large variety of illicit drugs and new and so-called “designer drugs” has ... read more
Use of Heat Stabilization to Preserve Lipids and Improve Sample Quality

Lipids have long been considered to be mere building blocks of cell membranes or energy-storage molecules. It is now evident, however, that these small, nonpolymeric molecules play several key roles ... read more
Automating and Validating Analysis in High-Throughput Single-Cell Assays

While genomics and transcriptomics provide insight into the potential of a cell, single-cell phenomic data reflect its current reality, allowing researchers to determine how genomic variants affect ... read more
Liquid Biopsy Solutions for Noninvasive Molecular Profiling

Liquid biopsy offers the potential to understand and treat cancer in ways never before possible. The concept is simple: collect tumor DNA after it enters the peripheral blood circulation and identify... read more
QIAGEN

Purifying nucleic acids from FFPE samples can be challenging. The quality of the purified nucleic acids depends on a number of factors, including how the samples were handled before, during and after ... read more
NIST Shrunk the EPR Machine

When I was in graduate school, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) instruments were the size of a Volkswagen Beetle and weighed about four tons. read more
Linear Transformation Applied to the Calibration of Analytes in Various Matrices Using a Total Hydrocarbon Analyzer

Total hydrocarbon analyzers provide linear responses to methane and other hydrocarbons; however, the slope and intercept measurements are dependent on the matrix. This requires that calibration be ... read more
Volume 47, Number 6

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Sampling Cells and Tissues

Human cell and tissue sampling has become a hot topic, as evidenced by recent coverage in The New York Times and other media outlets. read more
A Review of Quetzal: A Linguistic Search Engine for Biomedical Literature

Quetzal is a biomedical literature search engine that uses simple strategies that contain few keywords combined with an extensive biomedical vocabulary and filter sets that mirror the discovery ... read more
Obama’s Environmental Move

President Obama did the right thing—the smart and the responsible thing—in announcing new goals to reduce carbon emissions. read more
Evolving Software Enables Smarter Workflows: An Interview With Gene Tetreault of BIOVIA

The digital revolution in the laboratory began in the late 1960s, with digital integrators measuring the area of chromatographic peaks in microvolt seconds. read more
Reference Standards Address Technical Challenges in DNA Resequencing

The extensive workflow required to analyze DNA samples using next-generation sequencing (NGS) leaves many opportunities for the introduction of variability. read more
A Tandem Approach to TOC Analysis in Drinking Water Treatment

In 1974 Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to regulate the nation’s drinking water supply. read more
Time-Efficient Execution of Rheological Tests in Oscillation With an Easy-to-Use Quality Control Rheometer

Quality control managers are under constant pressure to conduct analyses as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. In certain industries, such as paints and coatings and food, rheological ... read more