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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.

Advanced spectroscopic techniques used to prepare, characterize major degradation products of pralatrexate injection

The major degradation products of pralatrexate drug product formed under hydrolytic and light stress conditions were identified, synthesized, and characterized using advanced spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, HR-MS, and IR.

13 Dec 2018

Study quantifies links between alcohol, drug use and violent deaths

A group of researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil recently published the results of a study on the links between alcohol and drug use and the occurrence of violent deaths.

7 Dec 2018

From Our Bench to Yours: Antibody Advice from Proteintech

An interview with Dr. Karolina Szczesna, discussing the tell-tale signs of a good antibody and how Proteintech are working to improve experimental results for scientists.

From Proteintech Group, Inc 5 Dec 2018

Maryland researchers receive grant to study the brain-to-gut connection in schizophrenia

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Maryland Psychiatric Center and Institute for Genome Sciences, along with researchers at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, have been awarded a collaborative five-year $1.78 million grant to study the brain-to-gut connection in schizophrenia.

5 Dec 2018

Proton NMR spectroscopy shows hazelnuts from different regions have different metabolite profiles

Hazelnuts, like olive oil, cheese and other agricultural products, differ in flavor depending on their geographic origin.

29 Nov 2018

Cobra Biologics to investigate continuous manufacturing of AAV for gene therapies

Cobra Biologics, an international contract development and manufacturing organization with a focus on advanced therapy medicinal products has won a £1.5m shared grant from Innovate UK, the United Kingdom’s innovation agency.

28 Nov 2018

Merck declares 2018 Life Science Award winners

Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, recognized three graduate students who have demonstrated innovation in life science at an awards ceremony at the company’s global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany recently.

From Merck 20 Nov 2018

Protein in cell membranes of sperm plays key role in finding their way to eggs

Researchers have found that a protein in the cell membranes of sperm plays a key role in how they find their way to eggs.

15 Nov 2018

Rainforest vine compound makes pancreatic cancer cells susceptible to nutrient starvation

Pancreatic cancer cells are known for their ability to thrive under extreme conditions of low nutrients and oxygen, a trait known in the cancer field as "austerity." The cells' remarkable resistance to starvation is one reason why pancreatic cancer is so deadly.

14 Nov 2018

New, naturally low-caffeine option for tea drinkers

Tea drinkers who seek the popular beverage's soothing flavor without its explosive caffeine jolt could soon have a new, naturally low-caffeine option.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers deconstruct royal jelly that determines honeybee hierarchy

Katharina Paschinger's father, a conservation chemist in Vienna, was a devoted beekeeper. Paschinger remembers fondly that he would bring royal jelly, an important food for bee larvae, as a gift on visits to her maternal grandmother.

30 Oct 2018

Scientists use electron microscope to study chemical transformation in catalytic cross-coupling reaction

Scientists from Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow managed to look inside an organic chemical reaction with electron microscope and recorded the occurred transformation in real time.

23 Oct 2018

New Metrohm IC method is reliable and convenient to use for zinc oxide assay

USP has updated the General Chapter <591> «Zinc Determination» monograph to include ion chromatography as the preferred method for measuring zinc oxide assay.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 17 Oct 2018

Metrohm to present latest developments in ion chromatography at the 3rd Global User Meeting IC in Herisau, Switzerland

From August 28 through 30, 2019, Metrohm will be hosting the 3rd Global User Meeting IC in Herisau, Switzerland.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 17 Oct 2018

Lab Innovations to host new range of laboratory product launches in Birmingham

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will again host a range of laboratory introductions during the event at the NEC, Birmingham, on 31st October to 1st November.

From Lab Innovations 12 Oct 2018

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that can cause serious antibiotic-resistant infections.

11 Oct 2018

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Advanced spectroscopic techniques used to prepare, characterize major degradation products of pralatrexate injection

Study quantifies links between alcohol, drug use and violent deaths

From Our Bench to Yours: Antibody Advice from Proteintech

Maryland researchers receive grant to study the brain-to-gut connection in schizophrenia

Proton NMR spectroscopy shows hazelnuts from different regions have different metabolite profiles

Cobra Biologics to investigate continuous manufacturing of AAV for gene therapies

Merck declares 2018 Life Science Award winners

Protein in cell membranes of sperm plays key role in finding their way to eggs

Rainforest vine compound makes pancreatic cancer cells susceptible to nutrient starvation

New, naturally low-caffeine option for tea drinkers

Researchers deconstruct royal jelly that determines honeybee hierarchy

Scientists use electron microscope to study chemical transformation in catalytic cross-coupling reaction

New Metrohm IC method is reliable and convenient to use for zinc oxide assay

Metrohm to present latest developments in ion chromatography at the 3rd Global User Meeting IC in Herisau, Switzerland

Lab Innovations to host new range of laboratory product launches in Birmingham

Good bacterium in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus

New RenataDX Screening System launched for clinical laboratories

HyFly research project aims to break chains of infection and prevent pandemics

New approach promises to forecast cultivar resistance at much earlier stage

Scientists develop new protocol for measuring background levels of drugs in forensic labs

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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