Microplastics Reach the Deep Sea Floor
August 13, 2026
FTIR microscopy detects microplastics in 92 percent of deep-sea animals collected from hydrothermal vents more than 2,000 meters below the surface
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A Matter of Mosquito Taste
August 13, 2026
Behavioral testing, GC-MS, and microbiome profiling show that three mosquito species differ in which people they find attractive
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Mass Spec Roundup: Molecular Glues, Microbiomes, and Metabolomes
August 12, 2026
This week’s stories span metabolic activation of protein degradation, frozen-leaf MSI, PASEF benchmarking, microbiota-driven lipid uptake, and chloroplast-made myoglobin.
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A Life at the Interface: Sitting Down With Joel Harris
By Henry Thomas
August 12, 2026
Joel Harris considers the principles, people, and optical measurements behind a 45-year quest to understand chemistry at liquid-solid interfaces
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A Hidden Link in Cellular Energy Production
August 11, 2026
Proteomics and HPLC-MS uncover a mitochondrial folding mechanism tied to heme production and cellular respiration
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Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Hidden CAR T Manufacturing Risks
August 10, 2026
Mission Bio’s Mike Molnar explains how single-cell multiomics could improve vector copy number analysis, product characterization, and safety assessment in CAR T development
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Decoding Diets Through Wastewater
August 6, 2026
FoodSeq-FLOW uses dietary DNA in municipal wastewater to reveal seasonal, socioeconomic, and geographic patterns in community food consumption
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Imagining the Tools of Tomorrow
August 5, 2026
Countable Labs co-founder and CTO Christina Fan describes the mindset that led to the development of the Innovation Award-winning Countable PCR platform
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Mass Spec Roundup: DNA, DART, and Damage Repair
August 5, 2026
New studies broaden plasma proteomics, quantify intact DNA through phosphorus, clean up preparation-free DART analysis, and map the protein machinery of muscle repair.
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A Molecular Map of Fabry Disease
August 4, 2026
Combined Raman microscopy and AP-MALDI-MSI reveal localized Gb3 accumulation overlooked by bulk measurements and conventional staining
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