How Methodological Flaws Distorted a Decade of Serum SERS Studies
By James Strachan
February 16, 2026
A cautionary tale about spectral interpretation, methodological rigor, and the pressure to publish
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The Molecular Secret to Spider Silk’s Strength
February 16, 2026
AlphaFold3 and DNP-enhanced NMR reveal key residue-level interactions in dragline silk
2 min read
SORS Identifies Preservation Fluids Through Sealed Museum Jars
February 13, 2026
Portable spatially offset Raman spectroscopy and multivariate models classify historic wet-collection fluids in situ
2 min read
Terahertz Spectroscopy and Deep Learning Spot Hidden Explosives
February 13, 2026
Pulse-by-pulse terahertz analysis enables pixel-level chemical imaging through opaque covers
2 min read
Inside the Netherlands’ Water Monitoring Success Story
By James Strachan
February 11, 2026
How a harmonized HPLC-DAD early warning system became a cornerstone of Dutch surface water protection
4 min read
The Many Faces of Tau
February 11, 2026
Mass spectrometry reveals distinct tau chemistries across Alzheimer’s and related dementias
1 min read
Tracing Metabolic Inflexibility in Fanconi Anemia
By Henry Thomas
February 10, 2026
Stable-isotope glucose tracing reveals impaired fuel switching and altered energy use in a rare DNA-repair disorder
8 min read
Young Blood Slows Alzheimer’s in Mice
February 10, 2026
Proteomics connects exposure to blood from older donors and synaptic dysfunction in the brain
1 min read
The Lasting Effects of Early-Life Pollutant Exposure
February 10, 2026
Untargeted metabolomics links brief embryonic pollutant exposure to persistent developmental disruption in fish
2 min read
Mapping the Molecular Identity of Human EVs
By Henry Thomas
February 4, 2026
A multi-omics, machine-learning approach aims to improve extracellular vesicle classification, reproducibility, and clinical translation
4 min read
