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Animal doping event
The biotechnology group of the UK Society of Chemical Industry is holding a free event entitled 'New Challenges and Approaches to Drug Detection in Animal Sport' at the University of Westminster, London, on Friday 7 December.
- Published: Nov 21, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Compound conundrum #2 - and the answer!
In the second of this occasional series, can you work out the trivial name of this compound?
- Published: Nov 21, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Record long-distance relationships in solid-state protein NMR
A novel pulse sequence has extended the length of 13C-13C interactions in proteins in solid-state NMR spectroscopy up to 9.6Å, the longest probed in proteins to date.
- Published: Nov 20, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Alkaloid acts as luminescent DNA probe in living cells
An alkaloid isolated from a Himalayan herb emits red fluorescence in the presence of double-stranded DNA but blue emsission in its absence and can be used as a dye to measure DNA in living cells.
- Published: Nov 19, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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DMAA controversy continues
The controversy over the presence of 1,3- and 1,4-DMAA in geranium plants and their addition to sports supplements has been extended by a new study that found both compounds in geraniums from China.
- Published: Nov 12, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Yellow toner links counterfeit banknotes
Croation scientists have shown that counterfeit banknotes can be linked by the Raman spectra of the yellow toner in the printing inks.
- Published: Nov 9, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Crude oil properties predicted by NMR
NMR spectroscopy supported by multivariate analysis has been used to predict the physical and chemical properties of crude oil in a rapid alternative to current time consuming lab methods.
- Published: Nov 6, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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IR in reading study will help assess dyslexia
Near-IR spectroscopy has been used to follow brain activity during reading tests by monitoring changes in levels of oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin, in a process which could be applied to speech therapy and in the assessment of dyslexia.
- Published: Nov 2, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Burden of the body packer
The levels of amphetamines in the body fluids of three drug mules have been measured and correlated with the condition of the drug packaging in their bodies.
- Published: Oct 30, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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High resolution MS symposium
Waters Corporation is sponsoring a free symposium entitled 'Advancements in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Biomolecular Characterization' at Indiana University in Bloomington, US, on Thursday 8 November.
- Published: Oct 30, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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