Precision Medicine 2050: With Mike Snyder
Continuous tracking, frequent finger-prick tests, and molecular profiling will offer a comprehensive view of health over time. Welcome to the future of healthcare
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Joseph Loo: Let’s Fight Chaos with Collaboration
May 08, 2025
In turbulent times, ASMS President Joseph Loo calls for US researchers to unite, stand resilient, and focus on the continuing mission
4 min read
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Business & Entrepreneurship
Nanotech Titan: Part Two
Mar 31, 2025
9 min read
The toughest peer review? A group of investors around a table, says Chad Mirkin, who talks commercialization lessons learned and major discoveries: spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
Voices in the Community
Business & Entrepreneurship
The Diminishing of American Science
Mar 21, 2025
4 min read
If the proposed cuts to facilities and administration costs go ahead, US laboratories will have less money to pay staff, conduct research, and collaborate – and American science will be greatly diminished – says John Yates
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Career Pathways
Science Under Siege
Feb 27, 2025
6 min read
Life in the lab goes on for Anastasia Mosendz, an analytical chemistry PhD student in Kyiv, amid alarms, trips to the shelter, and power outages
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Environmental
Sample Preparation
The 12 Goals of Circular Analytical Chemistry
Apr 11, 2025
12 min read
Imagine a world where resources get used but not used up, where products, components and materials are kept in the system during and after use, and where waste does not exist. This is the world of circular analytical chemistry.
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Mass Spectrometry
What If Computers Could Smell?
Apr 03, 2025
13 min read
Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change
Trends & Challenges
Omics
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Ron Heeren
Mar 03, 2025
13 min read
Ron Heeren shares his perspectives on the current landscape of analytical science, addressing progress in spatial biology, the “resolution revolution”, and how interdisciplinary scientists must be supported by policy to enable further progress.
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
Innovation Lessons Learned: With Lloyd Smith
Jan 13, 2025
By Lloyd Smith, James Strachan
As a postdoc, Lloyd Smith invented the first automated DNA sequencer – used for sequencing the human genome. Later, he founded a company, Third Wave Technologies, which successfully commercialized molecular diagnostic products. More recently, Smith coined the word "proteoform," which has been wholeheartedly embraced by the proteomics community. So you could say he knows a thing or two about innovation...
11 min read
Innovation
Career Pathways
The Philosophy – and Psychology – of Product Development
Mar 14, 2025
8 min read
In a new series highlighting industry’s often unsung heroes, Anne Marie Smith, Product Manager at ACD/Labs, discusses systems thinking, addressing unspoken challenges, and identifying the "empty fridge"
Innovation
Data & AI
The XCMS-METLIN Story
Jan 08, 2025
7 min read
Gary Siuzdak’s team at Scripps Research did more than just process LC/MS data – they mastered the art of distinguishing signal from noise, uncovering molecular identities hidden in the clutter of raw data
Innovation
Business & Entrepreneurship
The Sweet Science of Product Development
Feb 28, 2025
6 min read
Looking for a role that blends science with business? Consider product development – and a startup – says BrightSpec’s Colin Merrifield, who shares his career and innovation lessons learned.
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Proteomics
Translational Science
Mass Spectrometry
Trends & Challenges
Precision Medicine 2050: With Ying Ge
May 13, 2025
By James Strachan
Ying Ge discusses how the use of AI to track health, spot early trends, and customize treatment could transform diagnostics 25 years from now
8 min read
HPLC: Meeting the Biopharmaceutical Challenge
May 13, 2025
By James Strachan
Fabrice Gritti argues while HPLC principles are based in physics, innovation thrives through system hyphenation and expansion – as seen in cell and gene therapies
7 min read
Arterial Plaque Analysis Links Micronanoplastics to Stroke History
May 13, 2025
Study detects up to 50-fold more microplastics in plaques compared to healthy artery walls
1 min read
Is Whole Genome Sequencing Now Cost-Effective Enough for the Clinic?
May 12, 2025
By James Strachan
Researchers use a low-cost sequencing platform to detect circulating tumor DNA in blood at the parts-per-million level
5 min read
Business & Entrepreneurship
Mass Spectrometry
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Keynote Interviews
Opinion & Personal Narratives
Joseph Loo: Let’s Fight Chaos with Collaboration
May 08, 2025
In turbulent times, ASMS President Joseph Loo calls for US researchers to unite, stand resilient, and focus on the continuing mission
4 min read
Cannabis Science
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Translational Science
Liquid Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Blood-Based Biomarkers Could Help Predict Schizophrenia Risk in Cannabis Users
May 07, 2025
Untargeted lipidomics reveals striking metabolic differences between patients with schizophrenia, cannabis use disorder, and dual-diagnosis
1 min read
Liver Tissue Analysis Uncovers Key Mechanisms Driving Hepatocellular Carcinoma
May 07, 2025
A multi-omics study distinguishes two subtypes of chronic liver disease that may progress to liver cancer via distinct molecular pathways
2 min read
Thermal Analysis is Hotter Than Ever
May 06, 2025
Once a steady workhorse of materials characterization, thermal analysis is now taking center stage in high-impact fields such as batteries, biopolymers, and life sciences. We speak with Yu Cheng, of Waters TA Instruments Division, and Scott Twiddy of additive manufacturing pioneer Inkbit, about how thermal techniques are adapting to meet next-gen material demands.
11 min read
Smart Bandage Monitors Chronic Wounds in Real Time
May 05, 2025
iCares device enables non-invasive, continuous biochemical analysis of wound fluid in patients
3 min read
Breath Test for Silicosis Delivers Results in Minutes
May 02, 2025
William Alexander Donald, Professor of Chemistry at UNSW, details his team's new chromatography-free diagnostic workflow, which combines direct-injection APCI-MS and machine learning to analyze breath samples in less than two minutes
6 min read
