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What are Standard Reference Materials (SRMs)?

Standard reference materials are relied on by academic, industrial, and government sectors to further research and development, and support trade.

11 Oct 2021

What is Neuroimmunology?

Neuroimmunology is a combination of various fields of science, namely, biology, neurology, immunology, and psychiatry of the central nervous system.

11 Oct 2021

Sex Differences in Immune Responses

Within the field of Immunology, several risk factors are well documented and understood except for sex.

11 Oct 2021

Organic vs Inorganic Farming

Population growth and climate change challenge our farming systems, which has given rise to organic farming practices that aim to limit environmental impacts.

11 Oct 2021

Advancements in Paper-Based Analytic Devices for Drug Analysis

Over the past decade, paper-based analytical devices (PADs) have been well developed as an economical approach for medical and diagnostic applications.

11 Oct 2021

Role of Natural Antibodies in Health and Disease

The first barrier against pathogens is the innate immune system. Among the well-known barriers, there is a lesser-known factor which are natural antibodies.

11 Oct 2021

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

The advent of global climate change and the needs of a growing human population requires agricultural practices to adapt to maintain food security.

11 Oct 2021

Role of Chromatography in Environmental Monitoring

Gas chromatography is often used for the analysis of environmental pollutants.

11 Oct 2021

Combating the Opioid Epidemic

Whilst opioids can be effective at treating moderate to severe pain, opioid misuse has increased and led to what is now referred to as the ‘opioid epidemic’.

11 Oct 2021

What is Automated Genotyping?

The progression of traditional genotyping methods towards automated genotyping techniques is helping to speed up the process of genotyping.

6 Oct 2021

A Guide to Understanding Surfactants

Surfactants are all around us and we all use natural and synthetic surfactants every day. Here, we look at what surfactants are in more detail.

6 Oct 2021

Contactless Fingerprinting and its Challenges

From the original rolled ink method to the new use of 3D contactless imaging and deep learning, fingerprinting technology has progressed rapidly.

6 Oct 2021

Illegal Fishing and Its Impacts on Conservation and Fisheries

The increasing incidence of illegal fishing activities around the globe is reducing conservation as well as fisheries success.

6 Oct 2021

How is the Flower Industry Impacting the Planet?

Flowers are a gift that is purchased and gifted across the world. There are, however, several environmental impacts associated with mass-produced flowers.

6 Oct 2021

A Guide to Immunometabolism

As the name suggests, immunometabolism is an emerging field of science that is associated with immunology and metabolism.

4 Oct 2021

What is the Metabolome?

The metabolome constitutes a complete set of small-molecule chemicals found within biological samples.

4 Oct 2021

Analytical Chemistry and Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is the analysis and manipulation of nanoscale objects. This article looks at the role of nanotechnology within analytical chemistry.

4 Oct 2021

The Colors of Biotechnology; What do they mean?

Due to the rapid expansion of biotechnology, a color-coded system has been developed to easily identify the primary areas of biotechnological research.

4 Oct 2021

How do you Profile Cannabinoids?

Cannabinoid profiling informs patients and consumers of the concentration of active cannabinoids present within a sample.

4 Oct 2021

Challenges in Digital Forensics

We are living in the age of the digital revolution. This has created many challenges within digital forensics. This article aims to look at some of these challenges.

4 Oct 2021