PFAS Bioaccumulation: The Biology of Forever
February 23, 2026
Carrie McDonough explores how PFAS move, bind, and transform within us – redefining what exposure really means
13 min read
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Trends & Challenges
GLP-1 Analysis: Riding the Wave of Peptide Innovation
By Amanda M. Guiraldelli, Piotr Alvarez, Koen Sandra
January 26, 2026
The remarkable commercial success of GLP-1 receptor agonists is fueling investment, accelerating science, and creating new analytical challenges. Here, we outline the hurdles these peptides present, explore methods for impurity profiling and structural characterization, and consider strategies to keep pace with this fast-moving field.
12 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
Accelerating Biomarker Discovery with AI-Enhanced Omics
By Henry Thomas
December 11, 2025
By fusing multi-omics data with AI, Sapient Founder Mo Jain believes researchers will close the gap between molecular measurement and clinical meaning
10 min read
Pharma and Biopharma
Pharma & Biopharma
Clinical
Trends & Challenges
Proteomics
Translational Science
Could Mass Spec Overcome the CAR T Solid Tumor Barrier?
December 1, 2025
Joey Sheff of the National Research Council Canada explains how mass spectrometry and proteomics could help CAR T therapies overcome the unique challenges of solid tumors
5 min read
Electron Microscopy Unlocks Growth Secrets in Ancient Fish Otoliths
October 31, 2025
Backscatter imaging reveals hundreds of previously hidden daily growth rings in 7,600-year-old ear stones
1 min read
Spectroscopy in the Clinic: Ten Years On
By James Strachan
October 7, 2025
As CLIRSPEC turns ten, co-founder Peter Gardner assesses the progress made – and the work still needed to bring spectroscopy to patients
7 min read
The Past, Present, and Future of the “Dark Metabolome”
By James Strachan
September 23, 2025
Oliver Jones traces the evolution of a contested concept – and what it means for the future of metabolomics
5 min read
Electron Microscopy Detects Magnons at the Nanoscale
By James Strachan
September 2, 2025
Researchers measure elusive spin waves, opening new paths for spintronics
5 min read
Drowning in Features; Thirsty for Answers
By Henry Thomas
August 26, 2025
The challenge of identifying unknowns looms large for mass spectrometry, says Susan Richardson, who returned from ASMS 2025 with new ideas – and a hope that AI might finally bridge the gap between data and discovery
8 min read
