Interpreting Life’s Earliest Chemical Traces
By Henry Thomas
January 21, 2026
A machine learning strategy extends molecular biosignatures to early Earth and planetary exploration
3 min read
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spec Roundup: Lipids, Deep Learning, and Coca-Cola…
January 21, 2026
Plus more mass spec discoveries…
3 min read
Towards a Unified Picture of Chromatin Biology
January 14, 2026
An integrated proteomics-genomics method enables researchers to study chromatin-associated proteins directly and systematically
3 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Proteoforms, PFAS, and Volatilomics…
January 14, 2026
Plus more mass spec news…
3 min read
Toxic Metals Detected in Brazilian Children’s Toys
January 2, 2026
ICP-MS analysis reveals widespread contamination and regulatory failures across 70 popular toys
2 min read
Hidden Drugs Revealed By Tandem Mass Spectrometry
December 17, 2025
By matching mass spectra to curated references, the GNPS Drug Library links patient samples to over 2,000 drugs, metabolites, and environmental chemicals
2 min read
How to Fingerprint Cell Culture Media
By Jude Lakbub
December 17, 2025
Understanding cell culture media components is crucial – and LC-MS fingerprinting can help.
4 min read
Sample Preparation
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Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Fast Test Spots PAHs in Everyday Foods
December 16, 2025
A streamlined QuEChERS-GC-MS method offers a quicker, cleaner way to monitor carcinogenic PAHs in complex food matrices
2 min read
Mass Spectrometry
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Trends & Challenges
Data & AI
Opinion & Personal Narratives
Lighting the Way Forward for Metabolomics
By Alexander Makarov, Bashar Amer, Susan S. Bird, ..et al.
December 15, 2025
Advanced software tools and self-correcting instruments could soon put the dark metabolome debate to bed, argue Alexander Makarov and the Thermo Fisher Scientific team
4 min read
Sharper Tools for Cleaner Biogas
December 15, 2025
Simultaneous silicon- and sulfur-targeted detection using GC-ICP-MS provides a new tool for improving biogas quality
2 min read
