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New LC-MS/MS assay for assessing analyte adsorption in omics
Scientists at the University of Hamburg developed an LC-MS/MS method to assess the peptide adsorption properties of glass and polypropylene vessels used for sample preparation, paving the way for more accurate and reliable omics analyses.
The extinction of mammoths: Did pollen allergies contribute?
Pollen allergies may have contributed to the extinction of mammoths, say European scientists who found traces of immunoglobulins in animal remains found in permafrost.
M&M 2025 rocked in Cleveland, Ohio!
Janet Gbur reports on this year’s annual MSA meeting and what it meant to have it on her doorstep.
Quantifying the abundance of alkane moieties in lignins with FTIR spectroscopy and PLS regression; Estimating grafting degree of esterification
Journal Highlight: A PLSR model has been constructed from the FTIR spectra of lignin and alkane mixtures to predict the C-H bond content of esterified lignin reaction products.
Cryo-EM and solid state NMR together provide a more comprehensive structural investigation of protein fibrils
Journal Highlight: Cryo-EM and solid-state NMR were applied to the same preparation of fibrils from the C-terminal domain of Drosophila tropomyosin isoform I/C to illustrate how they work in symmetry.
Event-responsive TEM: Focused on the fragile
Trinity College Dublin, turboTEM, IDES and JEOL researchers have published their new tech – Event-responsive STEM – in Science. Already generating data at the companies, meet the method that could change how fragile samples are imaged.
Speed skating: UHPLC-MS omics analysis reveals the impact of intense training
Proteomic and metabolomic analysis using UHPLC-MS showed the effects of a single workout on the immune function of elite speed skaters.
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Beckman Coulter Life Sciences names Joe Fox President
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces the appointment of Joe Fox as President of the company effective immediately.
CrestOptics and Leica Microsystems announce strategic collaboration to expand capabilities of spinning disk microscopy
CrestOptics and Leica are partnering to combine the benefits of spinning disk microscopy with Leica’s range of technologies for advanced imaging of complex samples.
Bruker BioSpin acquires Bridge12 EPR business
Bruker BioSpin Group announced the acquisition of the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) business of Bridge12, a Massachusetts-based company. With Bridge12’s solutions for certain cutting-edge research using EPR technology, Bruker further enhances its suite of EPR spectroscopy offerings.
TEM pinpoints how next-generation devices degrade
New insights into how next-generation electronics, including memory components in computers, break down or degrade over time.
AFM uncovers alumina surface secrets
Solving the complex structure of the aluminium oxide surface.
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun awarded Nobel Prize for their landmark discovery of microRNA
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their pioneering research into the fundamental principles of gene regulation, particularly their discovery of microRNA—small RNA molecules that play a pivotal role in regulating gene activity in multicellular organisms.
Thermo Fisher launches new ICP-MS instruments
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Thermo Scientific iCAP MX Series ICP-MS to simplify trace element analysis with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.