April 2022 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

Inaccurate labeling is rife among delta-8 THC vaporizers, with many containing unlabeled adulterants and unintended byproducts

Photoluminescence spectroscopy sheds light on early signs of concrete damage

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-based urine profiling links a Mediterranean diet with good metabolic health

Without the right predictive analytical methods and tools, the cell and gene therapy field will be held back

Maintaining standards in citation ethics is a responsibility that lies with each of us

Now’s the time to realize the many advantages of mass spectrometry imaging in clinical research

You might think you know who won, but the race isn’t over until the analytical scientists have had their say…

The latest mass spec and ion mobility advances enabling the identification of “novel” – potentially performance enhancing – substances

Cheating athletes may be on the cusp of being able to enhance their sports performance through gene modification. But could we ever know?

To all honorable athletes out there, be careful where you source your supplements – they could be laced with anabolic steroids!

Developing new methods to unravel the most complex mixture of all – petroleum

Hans-Gerd Janssen argued that other techniques are beating chromatography to the hero’s reward. Has best-in-class triumphed over fit-for-purpose?

How can we take GCxGC to the next level? Katelynn A. Perrault believes data science is the key…

Richard Hark argues that chemometric tools are what’s needed to take LIBS to the next level

Can games be used to predict human behavior – such as unethical decision making in a pharmaceutical production environment?

Analytical science can take cell therapy manufacturing to the next level: in-line measurement of critical quality attributes

We sit down with top-20 Power Lister, structural proteomics expert and “FPOP star,” Lisa Jones