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Bacteriophages as Biosensors for Food and Water Safety

This article focuses on different types of bacteriophage-based biosensors that ensure food and water safety.

2 Nov 2023

Chemical Analysis in Cultural Heritage: Preserving the Past with Modern Techniques

The scientific contribution in support of cultural heritage preservation is vast and complex, often relying on multidisciplinary approaches. Together with other fields, such as engineering and material science, over the years, analytical chemistry has played a significant role in analyzing and preserving artifacts.

31 Oct 2023

Drug Repurposing: Sustainably Accelerating Drug Discovery

Drug repurposing is a sustainable way to develop new drugs because it does not require the creation of new compounds, something that has become increasingly relevant to the pharmaceutical industry’s growing environmental impact.

30 Oct 2023

Using GC-MS to Analyze Human Metabolites

The analysis of metabolites allows the understanding of the physiological, pathological, and biochemical status of a biological system. Metabolomics can provide insights into disease mechanisms and drug effects or help identify potential biomarkers.

26 Oct 2023

Unlocking the Past: Exploring Human History with Multi-Isotope Analysis

Multi-isotope analysis has the potential to provide insights into various scientific disciplines, such as the understanding of human populations of the past. Read more here.

24 Oct 2023

The Importance of Robust Automation-Friendly Library Preparation for Handling Precious Samples

Automation of the library preparation process not only increases throughput but also minimizes variability of performance.

From SPT Labtech 23 Oct 2023

Exploring DNA Library Preparation Miniaturization for Illumina Sequencing Technology

Advancements in next-generation illumina sequencing have led to considerable improvements in throughput as well as decreases in costs.

From SPT Labtech 23 Oct 2023

Engineering Bicyclic Small Molecule Heterocycles as Anti-Malarial Therapeutics: Design, Synthesis and Biological Studies

This poster from TCG Life Sciences and presented at ELRIG Drug Discovery UK discloses the identification of four different series as anti-malarial Hits.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 20 Oct 2023

Probing Life's Electrochemical Mysteries: An Overview of Cyclic Voltammetry in the Life Sciences

This article will discuss some of the applications of cyclic voltammetry within the life sciences and reflect on the future potential of the technique in clinical diagnostics.

19 Oct 2023

Infection Detection: Raman Spectroscopy's Role in C. Difficile Testing

This article will discuss Raman spectroscopy and some of its sub-types, with a view to their specific application towards the detection of C. Difficile infection.

17 Oct 2023

Unlocking Speed and Precision: Magnetic Beads in Protein Isolation

For many years, magnetic beads have been used in nucleic acids purification, obtaining high yields in a short amount of time; the same method is being applied in protein isolation from cell mixture samples.

17 Oct 2023

The Hidden Complexity of Tumor Heterogeneity

Tumor heterogeneity can cause non-uniform distribution of cancer cell subpopulations that are genetically distinct across and within tumor sites, as well as variations in their molecular signature.

16 Oct 2023

The Role of Spectroscopy in Bio-Monitoring

Spectroscopy provides valuable information about the composition, structure, and dynamics of biological systems. It finds applications in several life sciences fields, including biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology, and it plays a pivotal role in bio-monitoring.

5 Oct 2023

Detecting Life on Mars Using Sulfate Analysis

The chemical analysis of Mars' surface can give insights into biosignatures related to past or present life. Sulfate analysis plays an important role in studying Martian minerals from which information about the planet's habitability can be deduced.

3 Oct 2023

Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Fish Oil Quality

Fish oil presents several health benefits, and it is used in dietary supplements and food products. Assessing its quality is key to ensuring effectiveness and safety. Read more here.

28 Sep 2023

What is Mass Cytometry?

Mass cytometry is the application of mass spectrometry analytical methods to the characterization of cells, which are delivered individually via flow cytometry apparatus, allowing a number of cellular parameters to be investigated simultaneously.

26 Sep 2023

How Do GWAS Factor into Drug Discovery?

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a research method that identifies genomic variants associated with particular traits and diseases in a population.

12 Oct 2023

The Science of Forensic Video Analysis: A Investigative Tool

When it comes to criminal investigations, forensic video analysis has emerged as a powerful tool that is revolutionizing how law enforcement agencies gather, process, and interpret visual evidence.

26 Sep 2023

Acoustic-Assisted Hydrodynamic Focusing in Flow Cytometry

Acoustic-assisted hydrodynamic focusing is a technique used in flow cytometry to improve cell positioning and flow rate, ensuring that cells pass by the detector in a single file at equal speed to one another and allowing the best accuracy when determining cell size and composition.

26 Sep 2023