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How Have Consumer Habits Changed Since COVID-19?

Although COVID-19 safety measures are being relaxed, these rules have had long-lasting effects on consumer habits and how we produce, shop, and consume food.

12 Jul 2022

Keep Out: Importance of Privacy in Genomics Research

The human genome was first sequenced in its entirety in 2003. This article looks at the important of privacy within genomics research.

11 Jul 2022

Investigating the Applications of Meoscopy

To overcome the limitations associated with optical microscopy when deep tissue visualization is required, optoacoustic mesoscopy has been proposed.

10 Jul 2022

What is Forens-Omics?

The term "Forens-Omics" was first used recently to describe the global application of various omics disciplines collaboratively to address challenges in forensics as well as archaeology

27 Jun 2022

Accidental Breakthroughs: The Role of Serendipity in Science

Understanding serendipity in science reveals how chance encounters, combined with curiosity and knowledge, lead to transformative discoveries and innovations.

8 Jul 2022

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC): An Overview

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) is a specialized variation of size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), gathering the most attention in this field.

6 Jul 2022

Monogenic vs. Polygenic Diseases

Scientists have been working extensively to understand monogenic and polygenic human diseases. This article looks at comparing these two types of disease.

5 Jul 2022

How Critical is Sample Preparation to Analytical Chemistry?

The question of how critical sample preparation is “depends” on what the sample is and what you are analyzing.

4 Jul 2022

What is Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)?

Without changes in food production practices, the global population is expected to increase, and frameworks such as the climate-smart agriculture (CSA) program are an attempt to implement such changes.

3 Jul 2022

Advancements in the Development of Oral Therapeutics for Diabetes

There have been extensive efforts to develop alternative drug delivery strategies, particularly for peptides like insulin used to treat endocrine disorders, specifically diabetes.

2 Jul 2022

What is Soil Pollution?

Soil pollution encompasses many types of contaminants, from heavy metals to microplastics.

1 Jul 2022

What is Forensic Proteomics?

Proteomics is an emerging field of science that leverages information from the proteome to tell us about the genetic sequence.

1 Jun 2022

The Aquatic Toxicity of the Pulp Paper Industry

The pulp paper industry is causing large-scale pollution affecting aquatic systems and the organisms within them due to the emission of pollutants.

1 Jun 2022

Exploring the Dark Genome

The human genome is divided into a "coding" genome containing approximately ~23,000 protein-coding genes and a "dark" genome that does not encode proteins.

30 Jun 2022

Enriching the Potential of Scientific Data Through R&D

R&D efficiency is most often expressed as the number of successful launches of a new product per period of time.

29 Jun 2022

Mangroves: A Key to Restoring the Oceans

Mangroves may not immediately be considered part of the ocean, but these coastal trees are vital players in supporting diverse coastal ecosystems, particularly in tropical and subtropical ocean regions.

28 Jun 2022

Protecting Buildings Using Sulfate Analysis

Cement-based materials can undergo a deterioration process known as sulfate attack, which poses a serious problem in many countries.

27 Jun 2022

What is Humus, and Why is it Important?

Not to be confused with ‘hummus,’ the oriental dip made of mashed chickpeas, humus refers to organic material formed in soil when plants and animal matter decays.

26 Jun 2022