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rssGoing wild: Pesticide screening method for poisoned wildlife and pets
Date: Dec 16, 2012
Author: Steve Down
Suspected poisoning of wildlife, pets and livestock can be rapidly assessed by a new multi-residue LC/MS/MS method for pesticides developed by Scottish government chemists.
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Occupational asthma markers: Candidate proteins for exposure to toluene diisocyanate
Date: Dec 16, 2012
Author: Steve Down
Scientists in Belgium have identified a series of proteins that might act as biomarkers of human exposure to the industrial chemical toluene diisocyanate, which can cause occupational asthma.
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Sounding out engine efficiency: Ultrasound scan
Date: Dec 15, 2012
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Atomic absorption spectroscopy might be used to analyse the metallic content of engine residues but researchers in the UK have now turned to ultrasound to scan engine components with a view to facilitating the design of new components that are more efficient and generate lower carbon emissions.
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Tight fit: Loose fit
Date: Dec 15, 2012
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Advanced NMR techniques have allowed a US team to map the molecular chaperone Hsp70 in different states looking at individual amino acids within the protein as they respond to different sample conditions.
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New type of water found: It's in the mix
Date: Dec 15, 2012
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Raman scattering and multivariate curve resolution allows an unprecedented signal-to-noise ratio of 10,000-to-1 in a study that reveals a previously unknown structure lying between liquid water and its vapour when oil is present.
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Diffract and destroy: 3D sleeping sickness enzyme
Date: Dec 12, 2012
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The X-ray structure of an enzyme crucial to the life cycle of the microbial parasite that causes African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in humans has been determined through an international collaboration.
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Journal Highlight: Implementation of proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for advanced bioprocess monitoring
Date: Dec 10, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The implementation of PTR-MS technology for on-line monitoring of volatile organic compounds in the off-gas of bioreactors is described, including the development of an interface between the bioreactor and an analyzer for continuous sampling.
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Journal Highlight: X-ray-induced photo-chemistry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy of biological samples
Date: Dec 10, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The origins of X-ray-induced photo-chemistry in X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments on biological samples have been reviewed.
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Journal Highlight: Two-photon fluorescent imaging of myelination in the spinal cord
Date: Dec 10, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The myelin-targeted fluorescent imaging agent Case Imaging Compound has been synthesized via an improved route and evaluated as a probe for two-photon fluorescent imaging of myelin in the spinal cord in both demyelinated and dysmyelinated models.
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Autistic alterations: Metabolic shifts in children with autism spectrum disorders
Date: Dec 3, 2012
Author: Steve Down
A metabolomics study of children with autism spectrum disorders has identified lower levels of several amino acids and antioxidants as well as an altered gut metabolism, providing a deeper knowledge of these changes.
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