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Chromatography in Greek means to ‘write with colors.’ It is a versatile separation technique developed in 1903 by Mikhail Tswett, a Russian botanist. He separated colorful plant pigments using a column of calcium carbonate. Ever since its discovery, chromatography has evolved as a powerful tool in the lab for the separation and identification of different compounds in a mixture.

Open Sesame: Can Plants Acquire Genes from the Species They Parasitize On?

A new study shows how Cuscuta plants acquire and repurpose a functional gene from a host species through horizontal gene transfer, thereby enhancing metabolic diversity.

8 Sep 2026

Study Shows How Arginine Rich Proteins Fool Immune Reactions to Medical Implants

Proteins with exposed arginine can selectively accumulate even on protein-resistant coatings, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo.

2 Sep 2026

Colorectal Cancer and Nerve Damage: A Hidden Link Uncovered in Mice and Primates

Colorectal tumors trigger inflammatory nerve damage, suggesting cancer itself may be a risk factor for neuropathy in survivors, independent of treatments.

27 Aug 2026

Study Traces How Animals Tap into a Microbial Energy Reserve Believed to Be Inaccessible

This study reveals widespread enzymatic capabilities in animals to break down microbial storage compounds, impacting our understanding of carbon cycling.

27 Aug 2026

International Team Establishes Standardized Nomenclature For Selenosugar Research

Selenosugars are the major urinary metabolites responsible for the physiological excretion of selenium. Understanding selenium metabolism relies on accurately detecting and identifying selenosugars.

21 Aug 2026

Origami-Inspired Capsule Shows Promise for Multi-Day Dosing and Sustained Drug Release

An innovative origami-inspired capsule designed by MIT offers extended drug release, improving treatment efficacy and reducing preventable healthcare costs.

11 Aug 2026

Researchers Uncover Molecular Defenses in Cold-Resilient Loquat

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is an evergreen fruit tree whose winter growth and flowering make it especially vulnerable to sudden freezes.

10 Aug 2026

New Research Bypasses Rapid Fungicide Resistance Through Cell Wall Disruption

Powdery mildew is among the most widespread crop diseases, affecting cereals, grapes, cucurbits, tomatoes, fruit crops, and ornamentals in fields and greenhouses.

5 Aug 2026

Salt Toxicity Impacts Yields and Herbal Quality of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Salt stress is one of the most destructive environmental threats to crop production, causing osmotic imbalance, ion toxicity, and oxidative damage that stunt growth and reduce yields.

3 Aug 2026

New Discovery Reveals How Queen Pheromones Stabilize Early Bee Societies

Female sweat bees need to make a pivotal life decision: remain in the nest to help their mother raise more offspring or leave to establish nests of their own.

29 Jul 2026

Fermented Tea Seed Oil Improves Hydration and Reduces Redness in Sensitive Skin

A four-week, half-face clinical trial in 25 young Chinese women found that a moisturizer containing 5% fermented tea seed oil improved skin hydration, redness, and measured wrinkle appearance. Treatment was also associated with broader changes in skin lipid profiles and selected microbial taxa, although the study did not establish causality or compare fermented with unfermented tea seed oil.

12 Jul 2026

Winery Waste Becomes Stable Squalane for Greener Cosmetics

Researchers developed an eco-friendly workflow to recover squalene from wine lees using ultrasound-assisted extraction and convert it into more stable squalane using clay-supported palladium catalysts. The upcycled squalane showed improved oxidative stability and enhanced quercetin transport across an artificial membrane, supporting its potential as a sustainable cosmetic excipient.

9 Jul 2026

Evolutionary Biology Unlocks Secret Toxins Hidden Inside Poison Dart Frogs

There is a group of colorful amphibians that are known for storing defensive alkaloids in glands on their skin.

16 Jun 2026

Evosep and Molecular You Announce Strategic Collaboration to Scale Standardized Multi-Omic Testing Globally

Evosep and Molecular You today announced a strategic collaboration to advance standardized, high-throughput multi-omic testing for personalized biomarker profiling.

From Evosep 3 Jun 2026

Ovarian Cancer Fluid Helps Tumors Evade Cell Death

Ascites in ovarian cancer rewires tumor metabolism, protecting cells from ferroptosis and promoting metastasis, revealing potential therapeutic targets.

27 May 2026

Can Everyday Supplements Lead to Failed Anti-Doping Tests?

Researchers developed a high-throughput LC-MS/MS platform that screened 331 pharmacologically active compounds and quantitatively validated 214 analytes across representative food matrices. Applied to 78 commercial foods and supplements, the framework showed that some products could produce modeled urinary concentrations exceeding WADA reporting thresholds under realistic intake scenarios.

19 May 2026

Next-Generation Mass Spectrometry Reveals How DIA Deepens Proteome Coverage

A multivendor comparison in a neonatal mouse model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia found that DIA, especially on next-generation platforms such as Orbitrap Astral and timsTOF Ultra, greatly expanded peptide and protein detection while preserving broad biological concordance. The deeper coverage improved subcellular and pathway annotation, increased differential protein detection, and reduced estimated sample-size needs, although platform-specific technical differences still complicated direct comparisons.

19 Apr 2026

A Python-Inspired Molecule Suppresses Appetite After Eating

The study identifies pTOS as a key metabolite in appetite suppression, highlighting a gut–liver–brain pathway with implications for obesity therapy.

2 Apr 2026

Nexis GC-2060: The Culmination of 70 Years of GC Development

To celebrate the 70th birthday of its gas chromatography (GC) product line, Shimadzu announces the release of the Nexis GC-2060 gas chromatograph, the flagship model in its GC lineup.

From Shimadzu Europa GmbH 27 Mar 2026