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Track Real-time QC Results with Bio-Rad

Connect your lab to the world’s largest community of quality control users with the Unity^™ Interlaboratory Program. Unlock powerful functionality with real-time connectivity and capture data ... read more
No Limits...No Compromises

Shimadzu’s Nexera X2 delivers superior, real-world performance across a wider application range while delivering unparalleled flexibility and reliability in HPLC/UHPLC analyses. Nexera X2 systems ... read more
Fluoro-Max fluorescent beads

Thermo Scientific Fluoro-Max fluorescent beads for lateral flow applications come internally dyed with europium chelate. The dye has an exceptionally broad Stokes shift in which the beads excite at ... read more
Trace Level Quantitation of Multiple Compounds

Shimadzu’s new LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS meets the growing demand for trace-level quantitation in clinical research and other markets. It incorporates proprietary ultrafast technologies as ... read more
Methane Forensics: Controlling Methane Gas Emissions

Methane is a remarkable molecule that is the center of attention in the conflict on fracking (hydraulic stimulation of gas and petroleum production). Methane is a greenhouse gas with heat trapping ... read more
Analysis of Chiral Compounds in Lavender Oil Using Headspace Fast Chiral Gas Chromatography

Enantiomeric compounds are very important in the flavors and fragrances field. Chiral capillary gas chromatography (GC) is a proven, convenient method for characterizing oils and differentiating ... read more
Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of a Fluid Loss Agent for High-Temperature Drilling Fluid

Polymers and inorganic additives have been widely used in high-temperature water-based drilling fluids to transport rock cuttings, maintain well stability, control rheological properties, and minimize... read more
A Map to More Reliable RT-qPCR Results Using MIQE Guidelines

RT-qPCR (reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction) is used routinely by a broad spectrum of researchers to assess the absolute or relative quantity of genomic DNA (gDNA) or ... read more
Field-Deployable, Real-Time Sensor for the Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. They are critically involved in aerosol formation, tropospheric chemistry, and air quality. read more
Validation of Metal Impurities in Drug Products

The Elemental Impurities Chapters <232> and <233> were due to appear this year in the U.S. Pharmacopeia (with similar sections in the European Pharmacopeia). The date has now been pushed back pending the ... read more
Specifying a Water Purification System for the Laboratory

The selection, operation, and maintenance of a reverse osmosis (RO) water purification system should be straightforward. However, systems are often 1) inaccurately specified, i.e., not matched to the... read more
Precision Medicine Will Digitize Humans, But Who Pays?

In a serendipitous confluence of events, I was finishing the 2013 edition of Eric Topol’s book, "The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution will Create Better Health Care," ... read more
Flow Cytometry Applied to Plant Reproductive Biology

Understanding how biodiversity is distributed in nature and how it is impacted by human activities has become crucial for nature conservation. read more
Results are in for the Second sbv IMPROVER Challenge on Species Translation

Species translation involves searching for biological mechanisms of action (MoA) that are common to different species, in this case, humans and rats. In addition to the interesting scientific question... read more
Fast, Accurate Blood-Alcohol Analysis Using Headspace-Gas Chromatography

Blood-alcohol analysis is a common, important analysis for diagnostic and forensic labs. In addition to the detection of ethanol, other metabolites must be considered, such as methanol or iso-propanol... read more