The Column-11-05-2010

A study into the composition of krill oil may offer new insights into the complexity of this source of omega-3.

Beer is one of the world?s oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverages, and a recent study of its proteome may provide brewers with ways to make it even better.

A simple and rapid test for cobalt in leguminous plants has been developed that Spanish and Venezuelan chemists claim could provide an alternative to more expensive methods.

Canada has become the first country in the world to declare bisphenol A (BPA) as a toxic substance under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

Ways of improving laboratory practices by introducing an effective sample preparation protocol into current workflow systems

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a small-scale separation technique based on differences in migration speed of species or compounds in an externally applied electric field.

Kevin Altria, associate director at GlaxoSmithKline and CE Currents editor on the current status of CE as an effective analytical technique.