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TEM Imaging Modes

Over the years, the electron microscope has been improved upon, with a wide array of TEM imaging modes now available for use.

14 Feb 2020

Imaging Nuclear Structures Using AFM

Atomic force microscopy builds 3D images of nuclear structures by raster scanning the sample and reading height differences.

14 Feb 2020

Antimicrobial Properties of Cannabis

Antibiotics are becoming less effective in the fight against microbial infections. This article looks at the antimicrobial properties of cannabis.

14 Feb 2020

Does Cannabis Interact with the Gut Microbiome?

As more and more countries legalize Cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, studies continue to explore and validate its potential therapeutic effects.

14 Feb 2020

What is Recombinant Mapping?

The work of Thomas Hunt Morgan in 1911 revealed a new understanding of how genes are inherited.

14 Feb 2020

Best Practices for Cannabis Cultivation: A Meta-Analysis

A meta-analysis of cannabis yields reports that plant density, light intensity, and fertilization are the major contributors to cannabis yield.

14 Feb 2020

Using Yeast to Produce Novel Cannabinoid Analogs

Scientists have manipulated the gene expression of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, t produce both standard cannabinoids and novel analogs.

14 Feb 2020

Spatial Gradients in Cannabis and Concerns for Medical Use

Researchers have uncovered how cannabinoid profiles that vary within the same Cannabis plant can elicit organ-specific effects in the plant itself.

14 Feb 2020

Biochemistry of Antibody-Antigen Interactions

This article describes the interaction between antibodies and antigens, which underpins the immune response.

14 Feb 2020

Purifying Antibodies Using Ion Exchange Chromatography

IEC is a useful technique for separating antibodies as it provides high-resolution separation between proteins that differ only by a single amino acid.

14 Feb 2020

L and D Isomers

This article describes the importance of differentiating between L and D isomers; two important enantiomers in pharmacology.

14 Feb 2020

The Human Metabolome Project

Metabolomics is the study of the metabolome, a number that is characterized as a complete set of low molecular weight metabolites present in the cells, tissues, biological fluids, or the body.

14 Feb 2020

Metabolomics in Toxicology

Metabolomics plays an essential role in toxicological research by providing a detailed analysis of altered metabolic pathways that are targeted by harmful chemicals.

14 Feb 2020

What are the differences between Stem Cells and Somatic Cells?

Any cell type in a multicellular organism, except germline cells, is called a somatic cell. In contrast, stem cells are unspecialized cells with self-renewal capacity.

14 Feb 2020

Life Science Applications of Chromatography

Chromatography is used to separate mixtures of compounds and is essential to many sectors of the life science industry.

14 Feb 2020

How does Fingerprint Drug Testing work?

Fingerprint drug tests analyze the sweat left behind in the grooves of a person’s fingerprint to determine whether that person has consumed various drugs.

14 Feb 2020

GC-FID Analysis of CBD and THC

GC-FID has recently been used to identify and quantify the concentrations of CBD and THC in cannabis products.

14 Feb 2020

Is Machine Learning the Future of Bioinformatics?

Machine learning is currently employed in genomic sequencing, the determination of protein structure, microarray examination and phylogenetics.

14 Feb 2020

Carbon Nanotubes and Drug Delivery

Carbon nanotubes are promising drug delivery platforms that can be functionalized with a variety of biomolecules, such as antibodies, proteins, or DNA.

14 Feb 2020

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of heredity. This article investigates the definition behind genetics as well as how varying genes can give rise to different traits.

14 Feb 2020