Mass Spec Roundup: Fragment Ions and Fossil Fragments
September 16, 2026
This week’s stories span AI-assisted metabolite annotation, spatial drug-target engagement, Denisovan proteomics, and machine-learning elemental detection.
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Mass Spectrometry
A Finer Approach to Native MS
September 14, 2026
Emily Byrd discusses the cross-platform potential of nanopipette emitters for analyzing proteins directly in challenging biochemical buffers
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Mass Spec Roundup: Profiling Proteins in Individual Bacteria
September 9, 2026
New approaches push proteomics to single bacteria, infer residue-level HX energetics, streamline glycopeptide prep, and extend LC–IRMS to halogenated pollutants
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Misfolded in Plain Sight
September 8, 2026
Ubiquitin mass spectrometry and molecular simulations suggest near-native misfolded proteins can evade cellular quality control
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Is Your Data AI-Ready?
By Richard Lee
September 2, 2026
Before analytical laboratories can capitalize on AI, they must connect, contextualize, and prepare their data
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Mass Spec Roundup: Proteoforms, PTMs, and Plasma
September 2, 2026
Mass spectrometry tackles selectivity at several levels, from mitochondrial protein processing and lipid cargo to targeted PTMs and plasma-assisted hydrocarbon analysis.
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A New Building Block for Nanostructures
August 27, 2026
NMR, crystallography, and native MS reveal a modular protein–foldamer interface for assembling defined molecular architectures
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Mass Spec Roundup: Pressure, Phosphorylation, and Profiling
August 26, 2026
New approaches improve Orbitrap CDMS, uncover broad T7 kinase activity, develop a targeted urine signature for kidney cancer, and unite exposure quantification with metabolomics.
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A Longer Life for Wildfire Smoke
August 25, 2026
Mass spectrometry and modeling suggest pure-compound volatility estimates may underestimate how long organic aerosols remain airborne
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Can Blood Filtration Reduce PFAS?
August 20, 2026
Multi-platform analysis links therapeutic apheresis to reductions in circulating PFAS and selected plastic-associated signals
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