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Disease Scent Signatures Disclose What the Nose Knows

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jun 12, 2023 | 4 min read

Researchers redefine the lost art of smelling illness using one woman’s exquisitely sensitive nose.

Jumping Genes Put a Target on Cancerous Cells

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Feb 14, 2023 | 4 min read

Two studies find that tumor-specific antigens are often peptides that result from a splicing event between exons and transposable elements.

An Introduction to Metabolomics

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 5 min read

As the closest reflection of biological phenotype, metabolomics provides critical information about human health and disease.

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Scientists Discover New “Superfast” Muscle Fibers in Mouse Limbs

Katherine Irving | Feb 9, 2023 | 4 min read

Fast twitch fibers like these could one day be used to treat diseases like Parkinson’s.

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Scientists Use Centrifuge to Discover a Hormone

Katherine Irving | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 min read

A new method for isolating extracellular fluid aims to discover molecules with therapeutic potential that were previously obscured by highly abundant proteins.

Best Practices for Analyzing Single Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

Best Practices for Single-Cell Proteomics Using Mass Spectrometry

The Scientist | 1 min read

In this webinar, Runsheng Zheng and Fernanda Salvato will discuss how to optimally examine single-cell proteomes through label-free, data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry.

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Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Some Scientists Bring the Bench Home

Emma Yasinski | May 13, 2020 | 5 min read

PCR moves into the laundry room, while insect colonies take up residence in the shower.

Lipid Expert and Babraham Institute Director Michael Wakelam Dies

Amy Schleunes | Apr 7, 2020 | 2 min read

Wakelam, who died of a suspected COVID-19 infection, is remembered for his research on the physiological function of lipids.

The Ins and Outs of LC-MS

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | 4 min read

From proteomics to pharmacokinetics, researchers turn to advances in liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify and quantify components in different samples.

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Chemicals on the Skin Could Enable Parkinson’s Detection

Shawna Williams | Mar 20, 2019 | 2 min read

Researchers teamed up with a woman with a keen sense of smell to identify telling differences between healthy people and those with the neurodegenerative disease.