The Column-11-21-2012

Incognito believes that taking some time to step back and look at the broader picture could make your laboratory perform more efficiently and effectively.

A group of scientists in Taiwan1 has identified micro-particles within human urine that could be used for the non?invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer.

Two novel peptides have been identified within the crude extract of Asian scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch venom using two-dimensional high perfomance liquid chromatography (2D-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS?MS).

Since its introduction in 1975, ion chromatography (IC) has been used in most areas of analytical chemistry and has become a versatile and powerful technique for the analysis of a vast number of ions present in the environment. This article is a review of possible uses of IC in combination with MS detection for environmental research.

A group of investigators in the USA2 recently published a study indicating that environmental changes have a greater impact than genetic modifications on the metabolome of crop plants.

Scientists from Kingston University1, (London, UK) have developed and optimized an assay for the simultaneous detection of eight forms of vitamin D.

The International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques - HPLC2013 Amsterdam - will take place at the Amsterdam RAI Conference Centre, Amsterdam from 16?20 June 2013.

In recent years the advent of ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has broadened the scope of laboratory applications, making it possible to attain extremely low detection limits.