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April 19, 2013
Scientific innovation combined with manufacturing excellence continues to drive improvements in GC. For trace analysis, the development of ultra-inert columns has been crucial. Here’s how it was done.
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April 17, 2013
The use of antimicrobials as growth promoters in livestock has sparked serious concern about the development of drug-resistant strains of pathogens.
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April 16, 2013
Hyaluronic acid is a polymer of disaccharides and can have up to 25,000 disaccharide repeat units. The molar mass range is from 5000 Da to 20 000 000 Da. Hyaluronic acid is mainly used in medical and cosmetic applications.
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April 16, 2013
Sitting Down With Frantisek Svec, Facility Director, Organic and Macromolecular Synthesis Facility, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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April 16, 2013
Research papers are the bread and butter of an academic’s career, but a different mindset prevails in industry. Should it? Here are the views of a prominent industrial scientist.
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April 16, 2013
There is little advice available on the pitfalls that await the unwary scientist filing a first patent application or general advice to those put in charge of managing the intellectual property for his or her start up. Here, we identify some of the most common mistakes made when patent applications are prepared and filed – and how to avoid them.
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April 16, 2013
In response to the over-dependence and misuse of antimicrobials in food producing animals, analytical testing and surveillance is being stepped up. Here, current best practice and likely directions for monitoring antimicrobials is described.
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April 16, 2013
The proteome, which is the set of proteins expressed by a genome, cell, tissue or organism at a given time, presents immense analytical challenges – but offers substantial rewards. Here, current approaches to proteomics, their strengths and their shortcomings, are explored.
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April 16, 2013
With many potential benefits, it is easy to understand the drive to develop systems and methods acceptable to the regulatory authorities but several difficulties have arisen.
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April 15, 2013
It is now recognised that regarding a child as a scaled down adult to calculate a medicine dose may not be appropriate.
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