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Automatic Motorized Leveling of Laboratory Balances
Friday, October 04, 2013
A fundamental rule for using high-resolution balances in pharmaceutical laboratories is that the instrument be level at all times. If the lab balance ... Read More
How Personalized Medicine Led to the Convergence of LIMS and LIS
Friday, October 04, 2013
When the Human Genome Project mapped all 20,000+ genes in the human body in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it cost roughly $3 billion. Read More
The Biofuels Story
Friday, October 04, 2013
The story of biofuels begins with biomass. Simply stated, biomass is any plant or animal material of recent origin, as opposed to plant or animal ... Read More
A Sensitive and Selective GC/MS Method for Analyzing Persistent Organic Pollutants Using a Novel Ionization Source
Friday, October 04, 2013
Charge transfer chemical ionization (CI) was among the ionization types studied decades ago by researchers investigating fundamental Characteristics ... Read More
New Points to Consider in Genomics
Friday, October 04, 2013
As the cost of whole genome sequencing (WGS) declines, the number of human genome sequences is increasing rapidly. This is revealing new biochemistry,... Read More
Webinar: The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry
Thursday, October 03, 2013
American Laboratory recently celebrated its 45th anniversary and presented a live webinar: “The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry—History and Advances ... Read More
Microcentrifuge Buyers Guide
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
A microcentrifuge is an invaluable tool that finds application in research, academic, and clinical laboratory settings. In order to select the right ... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—October 2013
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Correctly identify this month’s cover image and be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card (one entry per person; you must be 18 years of age to be ... Read More
Thermodynamic Power for reactor temperature control
Monday, September 30, 2013
The PRESTO^® A80, W80, A80t and W80t unite high efficiency with unequaled power for modern laboratory and industrial plants for all applications be... Read More
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory September
Monday, September 30, 2013
The image on the cover of American Laboratory September is of open cell metallic foam. It was captured with a JEOL tungsten SEM. Original ... Read More
Rapid, Low-Cost Multiplexed Assay of Kinase Inhibition
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Protein kinases phosphorylate serine, threonine, and tyrosine amino acid residues in proteins. Upregulated kinase activity is found in diabetes, ... Read More
Consistently the Best in Constant Temperature
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of high quality and innovative constant temperature equipment to the global ... Read More
It’s a matter of specs
Thursday, September 26, 2013
IRTracer-100: supreme performance and accuracy for infrared analysis Shimadzu’s new FTIR spectrophotometer “IRTracer-100” analyzes materials ... Read More
Off-Label Cancer Therapeutics
Monday, September 23, 2013
Eric Topol, M.D., describes the mode of action of cancer therapeutics. Most of the successful therapeutics target mutations that perturb the normal ... Read More
Ovens for all Lab Applications
Monday, September 23, 2013
ED and FD series drying ovens from BINDER Inc. cover a range of gravity or forced air models for use in drying of crystalline chemicals, electronic ... Read More