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Uncovering Secrets of Historic Paintings in the Modern Laboratory

Niki Spahich, PhD | Jun 26, 2024 | 6 min read

Heritage scientist Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo uses proteomics to identify protein damage and unusual materials in historic paintings and textiles.

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Europa Clipper Searches for Life's Simple Necessities Beyond the Asteroid Belt

Shelby Bradford, PhD | Jun 14, 2024 | 10+ min read

NASA's upcoming satellite mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter's ice-crusted moon. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.

What Is Proteomics?

Sejal Davla, PhD | 6 min read

Explore proteomics concepts, approaches, and data analysis.

Exploring Microbial Dark Matter

Kamal Nahas, PhD | Apr 19, 2024 | 4 min read

An open-source search engine helps scientists identify hundreds of microbial metabolites in a matter of seconds.

Move Over, Proteins! Exploring Lipids in Adaptive Immunity

Kamal Nahas, PhD | Nov 27, 2023 | 5 min read

New research revealed hundreds of lipid antigens that may be recognized by adaptive immune T cells.

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.

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.

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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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.

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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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.

Technique Talk: The Fundamentals of Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics

The Scientist | 1 min read

Learn the basics of proteomics analysis and nanoLC-MS/MS data acquisition.

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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.