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Aye, Robot

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

At the annual SLAS meeting (January 23–27, San Diego, Calif.)—the “main event” of the year in automation, if you will—American Laboratory spoke with representatives for vendors of robotic platforms ... read more

SPE Method to Eliminate Matrix Effect in the LC/MS (TOF) Analysis of Illicit NBOMe Synthetic Hallucinogens from Urine

Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The high specificity of LC/MS is relied upon for detecting illicit compounds. However, issues related to method robustness and matrix interference have driven the need for developing better analytical... read more

Electronic DNA Sample Processing Preserves Evidence Integrity in the Forensics Laboratory

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Ten years ago, most forensics laboratories tested and analyzed a manageable number of samples. read more

A DNA-Based Screening Assay to Streamline Sexual Assault Sample Processing

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Sexual assault kit (SAK) samples account for a significant portion of backlogged cases in forensic laboratories. read more

Analysis of Opioids Using Isotope Dilution With GC/MS/MS

Monday, June 15, 2015

Developing methods for the analysis of drugs of abuse has become a priority for forensic toxicology and law enforcement. The large variety of illicit drugs and new and so-called “designer drugs” has ... read more

Interview With Eric Anderson and Kani Leung of Buck Scientific

Buck Scientific

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Many companies tout the “started in a garage” success story. In the story of Buck Scientific, the 1970s saw similarly humble beginnings arising from ingenuity, knowledge and passion. Robert Anderson,... read more

LIMS and DNA Analysis in the Forensics Laboratory

StarLIMS

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are valuable tools in the forensics laboratory, streamlining the documentation and management of evidence including sample accession, extraction, ... read more

11th Symposium on the Practical Applications of Mass Spectrometry in the Biotechnology Industry

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Adoption of analytical technology usually starts in R&D labs with first-generation instruments operated by skilled and well-trained early adopters. These people work inside the particular institution... read more

Labor Pains: After 5-Year Gestation, Birth of the Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB)

Thursday, July 10, 2014

It’s been five years since the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued the scathing report on forensic science1 in the U.S.A. In the meantime, problems with forensic labs have become much more ... read more

DNA is Too Sensitive to be Infallible

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Recently my local paper ran the article, “A Major Shake-Up for Legal Landscape,” reporting on the unintentional transfer of DNA evidence to a crime scene by paramedics. read more

LabTips: Peltier vs. Compressor: A Chilling Battle

Monday, June 30, 2014

“Peltier technology” was discovered by Athanase Peltier while observing the temperature difference between one side of a device and the other, depending on the direction of current. Only from recent ... read more

Direct Sample Analysis/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Thursday, February 06, 2014

There have been many developments in mass spectrometry ionization techniques in recent years, enabling the investigation of diverse sample types across the molecular weight range. Some of these ... read more

Forensic Toxicology: Meeting the Demands of Two Slaves—Science and the Law

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

The poisoning of living things takes two forms, accidental and purposeful, with both resulting in potentially disastrous outcomes. read more

Fast, Accurate Blood-Alcohol Analysis Using Headspace-Gas Chromatography

Friday, November 08, 2013

Blood-alcohol analysis is a common, important analysis for diagnostic and forensic labs. In addition to the detection of ethanol, other metabolites must be considered, such as methanol or iso-propanol... read more

DNA in Forensics

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The proliferation of forensic DNA testing and databases by state and local jurisdictions was recently reported by Joseph Goldstein in The New York Times. For years, the FBI’s combined indexing system ... read more

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