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Ancient frankincense excavated from Chinese temple
An ancient resinous incense excavated from the ruins of the Bao’en Temple in Ninjang, China, is shown to be frankincense by a combination of IR and Raman techniques.
- Published: Aug 8, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Searching for biotech apps
Rainbow BioSciences, a new Florida-based biotechnology company, is looking to commercialize promising new biotech-related hardware and software applications for tablet computers and smartphones, especially Apple's iPad and iPhone devices.
- Published: Aug 6, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Layers of Renaissance paintings uncovered by X-ray fluorescence
The hidden layers of two Renaissance paintings held in The Louvre have been uncovered by the non-destructive technique of confocal micro-X-ray fluorescence.
- Published: Aug 6, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Surviving a chemical audit
ChemSW, a US developer of chemical inventory management software, has published a new white paper entitled How to Survive a Chemical Management Audit.
- Published: Jul 31, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Diurnal drug variations at wastewater plant
The diurnal variations of legal and illicit drugs in wastewater at a treatment plant have been measured relative to creatinine, which allows more detailed analysis of usage trends.
- Published: Jul 31, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Lung cancer survival linked to vitamin B6 metabolism
The outcome of lung cancer therapy with cisplatin can be predicted by the presence of an enzyme that is involved in vitamin B6 metabolism.
- Published: Jul 30, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Is your coffee organic?
Organic coffee can be distinguished from conventional coffee by FTIR spectroscopy using a photoascoustic detector.
- Published: Jul 27, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Proteomics white paper describes The Grand Challenge
A proteomics white paper has set out The Grand Challenge for the future in order to make bold advances in the area.
- Published: Jul 24, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Caffeine at the coast
Caffeine detected in the sea off the coast of Oregon originates from storm run-off and not wastewater treatment plants.
- Published: Jul 23, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Sample prep webinar
Lab Manager Magazine will be hosting a free webinar entitled 'The Latest in Sample Prep Techniques for Mass Spectrometry' on Thursday 9 August.
- Published: Jul 23, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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