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Mass spectrometry methods database gets major update
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently added 150 new methods-nicknamed "recipes"-to a database already containing 255 procedures for analyzing specific synthetic polymers using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry.   view more (2006-05-26)

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded with one half to John B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka, for their development of methods in mass spectrometry for biomolecules, and with the other half to Kurt Wütrich, for his NMR-method to study biomolecules in solution The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2002 is being shared between scientists in two important... view more... (2002-10-09)

Researchers use mass spectrometry to detect norovirus particles
Scientists have used mass spectrometry for decades to determine the chemical composition of samples but rarely has it been used to identify viruses, and never in complex environmental samples.   view more (2006-04-07)

New ink sampling technique taking a bite of out time
Researchers at the Midwest Forensics Resource Center at Iowa State University are building a library of ink profiles to help forensic scientists identify inks on fraudulent documents and other evidence.   view more (2007-07-18)

Identifying proteins with new microchip surfaces. Protein-binding nanoparticles simplify MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
How does life function? In biology today, this is the question about the interplay between the countless molecules that make up all life forms. For example, if the interactions of proteins are interfered with, this can be a cause of illnesses. Nowadays, bio-chips are being used to an increasing extent to research these molecular interactions.... view more... (2003-08-06)

DNA sieve -- Nanoscale pores can be tiny analysis labs
Imagine being able to rapidly identify tiny biological molecules such as DNA and toxins using less than a drop of salt water in a system that can fit on a microchip.   view more (2007-05-14)

New "designer" steroid discovered in anonymously provided syringe
Research News from Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 12 May 2004: A previously unknown synthetic "designer" steroid has been identified as tetrahydrogestrinone (THG). Researchers working out of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory in Los Angeles synthesized and characterized the "New Chemical Entity", and proceeded to... view more... (2004-05-12)

Drug discovery process more accurate, less expensive using novel mass spectrometry application
Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have developed a new mass spectrometry-based tool they say provides more precise, cost-effective data collection for drug discovery efforts.   view more (2009-09-18)

High-throughput oncogene mutation detection in human cancers by mass spectrometry-based genotyping
Researchers have devised a new method to detect a spectrum of known gene mutations in a variety of cancer genes that they say is both sensitive and cost-effective.   view more (2006-09-14)

Electronic nose created to detect skin vapors
A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time.   view more (2009-07-21)

Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another
Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate.   view more (2009-11-09)

Major cancer study aims to identify protein markers for early-stage disease
A team led by Bay Area scientists is one of five nationwide to receive a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to refine and standardize the technologies for identifying biomarkers in the blood - specific proteins, and the patterns they make - for the early detection of cancer.   view more (2006-09-29)

Hot On The Heels Of Oil Pollution
Who spilled the oil? This is not an idle inquiry especially when the damage is enormous. To catch the culprits red-handed and prove their guilt is very difficult. That is why the identification of the sources which are responsible for oil pollution seems to be one of the major environmental problems all over the world. However, thanks to efforts... view more... (2001-10-12)

New analytical techniques developed to quantify composition of fake anti-malarials
Researchers led by the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing novel analytical chemistry techniques to detect and quantify the contents of counterfeit anti-malarial drugs and other fake pharmaceuticals.   view more (2006-06-14)

Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
Pink slime at the surface of water trickling through an old mine in California is proving to be a treasure for researchers in their quest to learn more about how bacterial communities exist in nature.   view more (2007-03-08)

Promising diagnostic test for sleeping sickness (pp 1337, 1358)
Around half a million people a year in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis). The disease is fatal in humans if not treated with chemotherapy; however, adverse effects of drug treatment and an increase in drug resistance underline the importance of establishing an accurate diagnostic test for the... view more... (2004-04-21)

Bio-imaging mass spectrometry techniques reveal molecular details about complex systems
Understanding biology at the systems level is difficult, especially when studying complex specimens like tissue slices or communities of organisms in a biofilm. Scientists must be able to identify, quantify and locate the molecules present in the samples.   view more (2008-09-26)

Soft tissue taken from Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yields original protein
What happens when a 68 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex meets 21st century medical science? A North Carolina State University researcher and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found out when they confirmed the existence of protein in soft tissue recovered from the bone of a 68 million-year-old T.... view more... (2007-04-13)

Lab-on-a-Chip Device from Berkeley Lab to Speed Proteomics Research
In recent years, the science of biology has been dominated by genomics - the study of genes and their functions. The genomics era is now making way for the era of proteomics - the study of the proteins that genes encode.   view more (2007-05-03)

Carnegie Mellon scientist uses mass spectrometer to weigh virus particle, von Willebrand factor
With unprecedented sensitivity, Carnegie Mellon University's Mark Bier has characterized large viral particles and bulky von Willebrand factors using a novel mass spectrometer.   view more (2007-08-24)
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