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A Thermal Analysis Technique That Combines Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Light Microscopy
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Thermal analysis by structural characterization (TASC) combines with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and light microscopy to provide a ... Read More
Volume 47, Number 5
Monday, June 22, 2015
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Liquid Biopsy Solutions for Noninvasive Molecular Profiling
Monday, June 22, 2015
Liquid biopsy offers the potential to understand and treat cancer in ways never before possible. The concept is simple: collect tumor DNA after it ... Read More
Analysis of Opioids Using Isotope Dilution With GC/MS/MS
Monday, June 15, 2015
Developing methods for the analysis of drugs of abuse has become a priority for forensic toxicology and law enforcement. The large variety of illicit ... Read More
Automating and Validating Analysis in High-Throughput Single-Cell Assays
Monday, June 15, 2015
While genomics and transcriptomics provide insight into the potential of a cell, single-cell phenomic data reflect its current reality, allowing ... Read More
Use of Heat Stabilization to Preserve Lipids and Improve Sample Quality
Friday, June 12, 2015
Lipids have long been considered to be mere building blocks of cell membranes or energy-storage molecules. It is now evident, however, that these ... Read More
Advances in Sample Preparation in 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
About 80% of the imprecision in analytical results has been attributed to the preanalytics stage of the assay. Sample preparation, including human ... Read More
Screening Live Cells Using RNA Detection Probes
Friday, June 12, 2015
RNA expression is the next frontier in biomarker development because it offers an indication of cellular intent. mRNA expression, in particular, can ... Read More
Artificial Intelligence: Smart, More or Less
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Less is more, except for some literal-minded folks who think more is more. Go figure. The phrase “less is more” came to mind as I was thinking about ... Read More
Liquid Biopsy Symposium at Molecular Med Tri-Con 2015
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
The hottest track at the 2015 Molecular Med Tri-Con was circulating nucleic acids. Circulating tumor cells were also sizzling, leading to the question... Read More
Interview With Joan Hammond of W.A. Hammond Drierite
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
W.A. Hammond received his Ph.D. from Ohio State in 1929 for research on the behavior of the various hydrates of calcium sulfate in the naturally ... Read More
Product Intelligence: Standards and Reagents
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
The quality and composition of chemical products used in research are ensured by various organizations such as the American Society for Testing and ... Read More
Mass Spectrometry: Investments in Software Apparent in New Products and Innovative Data Analysis Methods
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Mass spectrometry carried the day at Pittcon 2015, garnering both the Gold and Silver Editors’ Awards. This is remarkable, considering that neither ... Read More
About Time: After 40 Years, Congress is Considering Updating the Toxic Substances Control Act
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The United States government has a very poor track record of managing scientific programs. An editorial in the May 25, 2015 edition of The New York ... Read More
Product Intelligence: HPLC—A Versatile, Powerful Separations and Analysis Technique
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
This article outlines the components of an HPLC system, from solvent reservoir to solvent pump to injector, column and data processing unit. Types and... Read More