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Connecting the Genes With A Laptop Computer
Monday, February 16, 2015
Investigator Eugene Demidenko, PhD, of Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center coined the term “Gene Rank,” or GR, to describe a new characterization ... Read More
Material Changes Shape Without Programming
Monday, February 16, 2015
A new class of rubber-like material not only self-stretches upon cooling, but reverts to its original shape when heated, all without physical ... Read More
Scientists Are Respected, But Not Believed
Friday, February 06, 2015
In January and into February, the Contra Costa Times published a series of articles relating to the public’s perception of science and scientists. To ... Read More
Book Review: Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA (Bloomsbury Press) is a must-read for scientists, particularly chemists and biochemists in ... Read More
Yelling “Fire”
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Fear is a powerful emotion. So is the desire to believe the narrative with which we are most comfortable. Behaviors such as ostracizing HIV sufferers ... Read More
Book Review: On Immunity: An Inoculation
Monday, February 02, 2015
Based on the title, I expected On Immunity: An Inoculation by Eula Biss to delve into the biochemistry of immunity, but after a few pages it was clear... Read More
Product Intelligence: Mighty Readers for Microplates
Monday, January 26, 2015
Most life science laboratories rely on microplate readers for assay analysis. For this reason, it is important for the lab to consider the many ... Read More
Product Intelligence:Spectrofluorometers: Tools for Measuring Fluorescence Signature
Monday, January 26, 2015
Spectrofluorometers are used in a variety of disciplines, such as for the analysis of biofuels and polymers and in biotechnology and medical ... Read More
Pure Water: The Most Essential Laboratory Element
Friday, January 16, 2015
Both vital and versatile, water is used in all laboratories, in preparing media, buffers and additives and for heating, cooling, cleaning and rinsing. Read More
Detection of Malathion Using Acetylcholinesterase-Immobilized Sol-Gel Film
Monday, January 05, 2015
For the past two decades, enzyme electrode development and applications have received a great deal of attention. The conventional enzyme ... Read More
2014: An Interesting Year in the Energy Patch
Friday, January 02, 2015
2014 was an interesting, perhaps pivotal year for hydraulic fracturing (fracking, HF). During the year, the supply of domestically sourced fuel ... Read More
Role of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide in Preparing Porous In-TiO₂ Photocatalytic Material
Friday, January 02, 2015
The application of TiO₂ as the main photocatalyst on degradation of organic pollutants has been widely investigated. Metal ion doping can retard ... Read More
Automation of Soil Sampling Comes of Age: New Purge-and-Trap GC/MS Technology Gets it Right
Monday, December 22, 2014
A tractor trailer tanker truck with a full load of toxic chemicals traveling over a mountain pass veers off the road to avoid an oncoming vehicle; ... Read More
Harnessing Fast GC–TOF MS with Variable-Energy Electron Ionization for the Rapid Analysis of Environmental Contaminants
Monday, December 22, 2014
The introduction of recent legislation, such as the EU Environmental Liabilities Directive 2004/35/EC, has led to a demand among analysts for more ... Read More
Label-Free Cell-Based Assays and the Holistic Calorimetry Approach
Thursday, December 18, 2014
The cell-based assay arena is slowly entering center stage due to the major and growing medical problems facing the world—both financial (i.e., drug ... Read More