The Column-04-01-2011

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Space seed

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American researchers say that they have found strong evidence to support the possibility of the seeds of life being brought to Earth by meteorites.

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Red wine and rodents

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Little is known about the role of selective attention in odour discrimination, which is why a group from Japan has assessed whether mice can discriminate between different liquors, just like a wine expert.

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A collaboration has been agreed between AB SCIEX and Alturas Analytics to accelerate the adoption of dried blood spot analysis for drug discovery and development.

LCGC Awards

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LCGC has announced the winners of the 4th Annual Emerging Leader and Lifetime Achievement in Chromatography Awards.

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The ability to determine vitamin D levels in patients rapidly and reliably is a valuable tool in identification and management of treatment regimes.