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A Useful Platform for Sharing Data, Software, and Experimental Protocols

Monday, July 22, 2019

An open online platform was developed for sharing of data, software, and experimental protocols. Read More

At Last, A Rapid Screening Assay for Alzheimer’s Disease

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

A screening service can be used to identify and stratify Alzheimer’s disease patients before they are symptomatic. Read More

Improving Reproducibility and Replicability in the Sciences: Part 3

Monday, May 20, 2019

This installment is the third to examine the report on Reproducibility and Replicability by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and ... Read More

Adding Humans to Computational Repeatability

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Discussion about non-replicability and what can be done to mitigate it. Read More

A Critical Review of Reproducibility and Replicability from the NAS in 2019

Monday, May 13, 2019

Data integrity is key to the advancement of science and to everyday commercial transactions. Read More

Treatment of Myeloma With Immunomodulatory Drugs

Thursday, December 13, 2018

A paper by Chung and colleagues at the University of California at San Francisco describes how immunomodulatory drugs can bind to cereblon and Ikaros ... Read More

Optical Trapping of Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Monday, December 03, 2018

The composition of extracellular vesicles is potentially useful in diagnosis and therapy. Read More

1968–2018: Five Extraordinary Decades of American Laboratory

Friday, September 28, 2018

When American Laboratory’s “Big 50” started to appear on the planning horizon, I looked back on the major advances I’d seen. Read More

Multiple MRMs Improve Data Quality in LC/MS for Clinical Diagnostics: Highlights From ASMS 2018

Monday, July 16, 2018

Increasingly, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is being used for clinical diagnostics since it provides qualitative and quantitative ... Read More

LC/MS: An Essential Tool for Development of a Vaccine for Cosiella burnetiid: Highlights From ASMS 2018

Friday, July 13, 2018

C. burnetii is a small cocobacillus intracellular pathogen responsible for Q fever. Read More

Motivation Through Recognition: Awards and Other Highlights From Pittcon 2018

Friday, May 04, 2018

Several interesting products were introduced at Pittcon 2018. Read More

Single-Molecule Force Microscopy and Spectrometry Explain Some Hospital-Acquired Infections

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are a major problem in American healthcare. Read More

Ghost Images: Another Advanced Imaging Technique

Monday, April 30, 2018

During the last decade, I’ve noticed a tremendous increase in imaging technology. Read More

Evolution of the Internet of Things

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) exploits the use of rapid and nearly contemporaneous flow of information that is possible with communication technology ... Read More

Microfluidic Vortexes for Liquid Biopsy of Circulating Tumor Cells

Friday, February 02, 2018

Interest in liquid biopsies continues to grow, particularly for metastatic cancer. Read More

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