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Capillary Electrophoresis

Joining us for a discussion on capillary electrophoresis this month are experts from Beckman Coulter, Agilent Technologies and GlaxoSmithKline.

Radiochromatography software aids study

The Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Manchester, UK is successfully using LabLogic?s Laura 4 software to control all the components of its radiochromatography facility.

Sample Preparation

Participants in this discussion are Vivek Joshi of EMD Millipore; Joe Dibussilo, Jonathan McNally, and Jeff Zonderman of Thermo Fisher Scientific; and Diane Diehl and Mike Yelle of Waters Corporation.

Spark Holland adds UK partner

Spark Holland has transferred its direct sales and service activities in the UK and Ireland to the newly founded iBiosys Solutions.

Merck sells bioscience company

Merck KGaA has announced that it will sell its Crop BioScience business to Danish company Novozymes A/S for $275 million.

An Emerging Leader: One Year Later

This month's Chromatography Corner features an interview with Jared Anderson, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toledo and the 2010 recipient of LCGC's Emerging Leader Award.

Capillary Electrophoresis

Capillary electrophoresis (CE), introduced in the 1980s, utilizes the same principles as gel electrophoresis for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of charged biological molecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids as well as inorganic compounds.

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Making Elephants Fly

ByLaura Bush

When good things are given to us, or when we have never known life without them, we rarely appreciate them fully. This truth applies to many areas of life, but tends to be particularly evident with respect to modern conveniences and technological advances. Anyone with a teenager who thinks having a cell phone or an iPod is a requirement, not a luxury, knows this; pointing out that every generation until this one grew up without such devices rarely elicits more than eye rolling. Young people are not the only ones who take things for granted, however. When was the last time most of us truly felt grateful for our flush toilets or hot showers? Probably shortly after a camping trip or when the water heater broke.

University purchases UHPLC system

Researchers at The University of Queensland have purchased an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography ion trap mass spectrometer, which they say will allow them to expand their analytical capabilities in environmental and human toxicology and help them to reveal the extent of environmental and human exposure to harmful contaminants.

Poisonous dwarf frogs

There are four types of poisonous frogs known to secrete lipid?soluble alkaloids derived from their food. The discovery of these skin alkaloids in a fifth species in Cuba could provide new clues to these amphibians? evolution.