Nov/Dec 2008
Volume 40, Number 20
Highlights of the November/December issue include an article on biomarker analysis in toxicoproteomics, analytical instrumentation for life science laboratories, wavelength scanned cavity ring-down spectroscopy (WD-CRDS) for analysis of trace gases, and a helium ion microscope for imaging at the nano scale.
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Table of Contents
Frantisek Svec
Thursday, December 04, 2008
It has been just over 100 years since Russian botanist Mikhail Semionovich Tswett invented the separation technique that he named chromatography.
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Norberto A. Guzman
Friday, December 05, 2008
The slow pace of discovery of new protein biomarkers of toxicity or “toxicity signature protein/peptides” is partially due to the lack of high-throughput and high-sensitivity biomarker devices.
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C. David Carr, Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Historically, the life sciences have been qualitative in nature, seeking to identify but seldom understand quantitatively.
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Eric R. Crosson
Friday, December 05, 2008
Wavelength-scanned cavity ring-down spectroscopy (WSCRDS) is fast gaining worldwide acceptance as a superior tool for trace gas analysis, because it combines operational simplicity and portability ...
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Mohan Ananth, Larry Scipioni, John Notte
Monday, November 24, 2008
The helium ion microscope is being proven to offer solutions for imaging at the nanoscale.
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Avak Kahvejian, Steve Kellett
Friday, December 05, 2008
The quest to directly sequence individual strands of DNA has challenged genomic technologists for decades.
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Jason Haaheim, Omkar A. Nafday
Friday, December 05, 2008
The ability to control the size and shape of deposited chemical structures on the nanoscale opens up new and exciting possibilities for the development of devices for use in the electronic, life ...
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David Coleman, Lynn Vanatta
Friday, December 05, 2008
As was mentioned in the first article on detection limits (DLs) (Part 26, American Laboratory, June/July 2007), many formulas exist for calculating these values.
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