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Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has published an all-new 212-page Beginner’s Guide to Solid Phase Extraction (SPE). Authored by noted instructor Joe Arsenault with more than 35-years of experience in SPE, the handbook is an indispensable learning tool for scientists and technicians who want to add to their skill set and put the power of solid phase extraction immediately to work in their analytical laboratory.
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Treated wastewater solids called biosolids are sometimes used by farmers to boost soil nutrient levels. Now research by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist provides new information about how long those plant nutrients remain after biosolids have been applied to the soil.
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Berkeley Lab scientists join an international collaboration to understand how archaea and bacteria work together deep in a cold sulfur spring.
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Studies suggest new approach to treating HIV.
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Paul J. Dauenhauer, a chemical engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has received a five-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s CAREER program to conduct basic research on the chemical reactions that create biofuel from organic matter such as wood.
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Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females and the fraud occurs across the career spectrum, from trainees to senior faculty. The analysis of professional misconduct was co-led by a researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and was published today in the online journal mBio.
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Most people choose not to think about the trillions of microorganisms – bacteria, viruses and fungi – that live on and inside our bodies. But these microbes have a tremendous impact on many aspects of health and disease.
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New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients’ HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic health records.
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Minerals found in the subsurface of Mars, a zone of more than three miles below ground, make for the strongest evidence yet that the red planet may have supported life, according to research “Groundwater activity on Mars and implications for a deep biosphere,” published in Nature Geoscience on January 20, 2013.
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A major new international food safety training facility, aimed at improving compliance with EU food import standards, is being launched today by The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and analytical equipment manufacturer Waters.
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Domainex Ltd, specialists in drug discovery solutions and translational research support, has today announced that it is launching its Discovery STAR Award to support academic groups at the early stages of drug discovery.
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Using only a computer, an Internet connection, and publicly accessible online resources, a team of Whitehead Institute researchers has been able to identify nearly 50 individuals who had submitted personal genetic material as participants in genomic studies.
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