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Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory February
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
The image on the cover of American Laboratory February showed a fingerprint. A fingerprint on a polymer slide was cut with femtosecond-pulsed laser ... Read More
The State-of-the-Lab in 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Benchmarking—the process of comparing performance of peers or peer groups—is useful in understanding and evaluating relative performance. It helps ... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—February 2013
Thursday, February 07, 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
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory January
Friday, February 01, 2013
The image on the cover of the American Laboratory January 2013 issue shows benzidine crystals in polarized light. Read More
Connecting the Dots Between Methane and Gas Leaks
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The spotlight is certainly on hydraulic fracking to expand production of petroleum and natural gas (NG). Reporting in Nature (vol. 493; Jan. 3, 2013; ... Read More
How to Maximize Productivity in the Clinical Lab
Monday, January 28, 2013
With economic constraints forcing laboratories in all fields of science to make critical decisions around expense control and staffing levels, ... Read More
Location, Location, Location
Friday, January 18, 2013
For the last two years, I’ve been intrigued with the question of the environmental impact of the web. Could it be infinitesimal? When will the web’s ... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—January 2013
Monday, January 14, 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
Medcompare Diagnostics is Moving!
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
The Medcompare diagnostics directory has moved to a new location on Labcompare--the online leading buyers’ guide for scientists and researchers. Read More
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory November/December
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
The image on the cover of American Laboratory November/December showed osteocytes (bone cells) from fibrillar compact triceratops horn bone. Read More
Rational Design of an Oral Enzyme Therapeutic: A Novel Approach for Celiac Disease
Monday, December 31, 2012
Rational design of proteins seeks to develop enzymes with particular function by engineering the protein’s structure. This is an exceedingly difficult... Read More
Mitigating Problems With Hydraulic Fracking in the Marcellus Shale
Monday, December 31, 2012
I’ve been bothered by the adverse reports on hydraulic fracking to stimulate hydrocarbon production, including pollution of water (surface and ... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory November/December 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory October
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
The image on the cover of American Laboratory October depicts a late 18th-century plaster sample from Philipse Manor Hall, New York State Historic ... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—October 2012
Monday, October 01, 2012
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