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UC Riverside chemists wins MS award
Yinsheng Wang, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, has received the Biemann Medal from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
- Published: Jun 27, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Thermo Fisher promotes innovation in Shanghai
Thermo Fisher Scientific has established the China Innovation Center in Shanghai.
- Published: Jun 27, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Stroke therapy success revealed by brain MRI
The success of combination therapy for partial stroke victims to improve movement of the upper limbs has been assessed by MRI scanning of the brain.
- Published: Jun 21, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Which green pigments were used in medieval manuscripts?
The green pigments used in manuscripts held in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK, have been characterised by a combination of spectroscopic methods.
- Published: Jun 18, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Agilent releases pesticide analysis guide
Agilent Technologies has released the GC/MS/MS Pesticide Residue Analysis Guide.
- Published: Jun 14, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Gunshot residues persist in cremated bones
Criminals can no longer escape justice by burning the body after shooting someone, as the gunshot residues can be detected in the burnt bones.
- Published: Jun 13, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Biomarker summit in Berlin
The Biomarker Europe Summit 2013 will take place on 9–10 October 2013 in Berlin, Germany
- Published: Jun 10, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Irradiated methane ice forms heavy hydrocarbons
In earthly experiments to investigate the compounds formed when methane ice in space is altered by ionising radiation, several chemical classes of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons were formed.
- Published: Jun 10, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Feather pigments revealed in 150-million-year-old fossils
The distribution of pigments in feathers in three Archaeopteryx fossils has been examined by non-destructive X-ray methods more than 150 million years after fossilisation.
- Published: Jun 6, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Females skuas poison their chicks during egg development
Organo-chlorine compounds accumulate in skua chicks via transfer from their mothers during egg development, rather than though their own diet after birth.
- Published: May 31, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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