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James Strachan

Over the course of my Biomedical Sciences degree it dawned on me that my goal of becoming a scientist didn’t quite mesh with my lack of affinity for lab work. Thinking on my decision to pursue biology rather than English at age 15 – despite an aptitude for the latter – I realized that science writing was a way to combine what I loved with what I was good at.

From there I set out to gather as much freelancing experience as I could, spending 2 years developing scientific content for International Innovation, before completing an MSc in Science Communication. After gaining invaluable experience in supporting the communications efforts of CERN and IN-PART, I joined Texere – where I am focused on producing consistently engaging, cutting-edge and innovative content for our specialist audiences around the world.

 

Content by James Strachan:

Fields & Applications Metabolomics & Lipidomics

“Western Diet” Fuels Lung Cancer

| James Strachan | 3 min read

Spatial metabolomics reveals that glycogen accumulation – exacerbated by high-fat, high-fructose diets – accelerates lung cancer

Techniques & Tools Spectroscopy

This Week’s Spectroscopy News

| James Strachan | 3 min read

Georg Ramer’s extra special EV method, fresh perspectives on how we perceive and manage pain, and a new method for predicting beef aging time…

Fields & Applications Clinical

Precision Medicine 2050: With Lingjun Li

| James Strachan | 12 min read

In the future, AI-assisted diagnostic tools could analyze your health status and prescribe personalized interventions tailored exactly to your biology

Techniques & Tools Spectroscopy

This Week’s Spectroscopy News

| James Strachan | 3 min read

The AI-enabled evolution of SERS, “werthered iron,” and the Atomic Spectra Database under threat

Fields & Applications Food, Beverage & Agriculture

What If Computers Could Smell?

| James Strachan | 13 min read

Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change

Business & Education Professional Development

Why We’re Turning the 2025 Power List on its Head

| James Strachan | 2 min read

We feel the time is right for sober reflection, fresh thinking, and new solutions – “Leading Voices,” in other words

Techniques & Tools Spectroscopy

This Week’s Spectroscopy News

| James Strachan | 4 min read

Xiaoji Xu’s nanoscale revolution, Raman spectroscopy improves surgical precision for epilepsy patients, and a handheld point probe spectroscopy system

Techniques & Tools Spectroscopy

This Week’s Spectroscopy News

| James Strachan | 2 min read

How Mount Vesuvius turned a man’s brain into glass, why Mars is red, our Pittcon highlights – and more spectroscopy news

Business & Education Professional Development

Do Scientists Really Need Another Twitter?

| James Strachan | 2 min read

Are global communications platforms like X a net positive for scientists?

Techniques & Tools Spectroscopy

This Week’s Spectroscopy News

| James Strachan | 3 min read

Plucking pathogens from the air, metabolite fingerprinting of cortical areas, and rapid detection of drug abuse via tear analysis

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