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Feature Article Spring Cleaning Chemistry (video) Learn how to make your own glass cleaner, keep red wine from staining your carpet, and why spit can also be a great cleaner Ever run out of your go-to cleaning product when you’ve got a mess that needs immediate attention? Have no fear, chemistry is here. Read More Agilent Technologies Reduce Complexity and Improve Efficiency in Your Lab with OpenLAB CDS Having the right chromatography data system is critical to addressing the challenges you face every day: The need to maximize productivity. The need to contain operating costs. The need to reduce the time it takes to get results. The answer in every case is the OpenLAB CDS from Agilent. Learn More Kimble Chase Kimble Chase Management Tips New Research Confirms How to Take Better Workday Breaks Most people take breaks during their workdays. Coffee breaks. Lunch breaks. Maybe late afternoon walks around the building. But are they taking the best type of breaks? Breaks that boost energy, concentration and motivation? Read More Brought to you by: Feature Article Researchers Use New Technology to Sequence Mosquito Sex Chromosome Findings will inform a variety of genetically based mosquito control strategies that focus on creating more males than females A team of researchers with the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech, working with a large international consortium, has sequenced the Y chromosome—the genetic driver of sex-determination and male fertility—in a family of malaria spreading mosquitoes. Read More PREP 2016 PREP 2016 White Papers & Application Notes Bradford Protein Assay Determining concentrations of unknown protein samples using UV spectrophotometry Bradford assay is used to determine protein concentration in biological samples. samples are measured at a wavelength of 595 nm and a linear curve of absorbance versus concentration of standards is obtained. Using this curve, the concentration of unknown protein samples can be determined. Download FREE Application Note Feature Article Despite More Women in Science, Woman are Still Perceived as Incompatible with STEM Fields A new study examines how stereotypes of scientists overlap with stereotypes of men As the scientific community reels from ongoing revelations of sexual harassment and discrimination, a new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly, by Wellesley College researcher Linda Carli, offers important clues as to how women scientists are perceived and how stereotypes might lead to prejudicial treatment. Read More Feature Article Brad Pitt's and Fruit Flies' Cowlicks Controlled by Cancer Protein Researchers have discovered that polarity genes, which do more than create cowlicks, are regulated by a tumor suppressor protein What does Brad Pitt have in common with a fruit fly? His Hollywood hairstyles cover a prominent cowlick—the swirl of hair that that is caused by a patterning mechanism also active in our two-winged friends—that similarly feature "polarized" hair patterns. Read More Shopping for new...Pipette Tips? The Importance of Buying the Best Pipette Tips Join Linda the lab manager as she explains some of the best practices when purchasing pipette tips Linda the lab manager and her team examine some of the features to consider when purchasing pipette tips for your lab in this Lab Manager video sponsored by Biotix. View Now Upcoming Webinar: Tuesday April 19 12PM - 1PM EDT Webinar: New Technology in Forensic Science and Issues for Transition into Practice In this seminar Dr. Verbeck will illustrate how to overcome three hurdles when trying to implement new techniques from the chemistry lab to the field application, or practitioner’s hands Dr. Verbeck will show these with three new mass spectrometric instruments developed in the lab, and define these within the scope of the law. Read More   Feature Article Chinese Rover Analyzes Moon Rocks: First New ‘Ground Truth’ in 40 Years Rover finds volcanic rocks unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, tantalizing clues to the period of lunar volcanism In 2013, Chang’e-3, an unmanned lunar mission, touched down on the northern part of the Imbrium basin, one of the most prominent of the lava-filled impact basins visible from Earth. Read More
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