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Importance of Solubility and Lipophilicity in Drug Development

Solubility and lipophilicity are key parameters that can dictate the success or failure rate of drug discovery and development.

14 Feb 2020

Applications of Polarized Light Microscopy

In polarized light microscopy, plane-polarized light is passed through a double refracting material and then collected using a second polarizing filter.

14 Feb 2020

Eliminating American Foulbrood using Endolysins

In this case study, scientists identified an endolysin cell-binding domain that targets Paenibacillus larvae, the bacterium responsible for American Foulbrood.

14 Feb 2020

Whole Genome Amplification in Forensics

Forensic studies usually work with small or trace amounts of sample. DNA from such samples can be limiting, making their analysis difficult. Whole genome amplification can provide solution to this problem by providing greater yields from small samples.

14 Feb 2020

Fingerprint Analysis in Forensic Science

This article describes how the patterns found in a fingerprint are categorized, analyzed and used to solve crimes.

14 Feb 2020

Difference Between a Paratope and an Epitope

Paratopes and epitopes are the unique binding regions of an antibody and antigen, respectively.

14 Feb 2020

A Breathalyzer for Cannabinoids?

This article describes the development of a novel breathalyzer for cannabinoids in the breath of cannabis users. Analysis is carried out via LC-MS/MS.

14 Feb 2020

How do Food Sensitivity Assays Work?

Food sensitivities/allergies are in the public spotlight now more than ever –with approximately 5% of adults and 8% of children worldwide being affected by them.

14 Feb 2020

ATR-FTIR: An Overview

FTIR stands for ‘Fourier-transform infrared’ spectroscopy: a technique that can be used to procure an infrared spectrum of a sample.

14 Feb 2020

ATR-FTIR in the Food and Beverage Industry

Attenuated total reflection (ATR) is an analysis method used with traditional IR spectroscopy, allowing specimens to be examined in either a liquid or solid state, without additional steps beforehand.

14 Feb 2020

What is a Protocell?

Formed from the aggregation of abiotic components, protocells are the precursors to modern living cells.

14 Feb 2020

TEM Imaging Modes

Over the years, the electron microscope has been improved upon, with a wide array of TEM imaging modes now available for use.

14 Feb 2020

Imaging Nuclear Structures Using AFM

Atomic force microscopy builds 3D images of nuclear structures by raster scanning the sample and reading height differences.

14 Feb 2020

Antimicrobial Properties of Cannabis

Antibiotics are becoming less effective in the fight against microbial infections. This article looks at the antimicrobial properties of cannabis.

14 Feb 2020

Does Cannabis Interact with the Gut Microbiome?

As more and more countries legalize Cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, studies continue to explore and validate its potential therapeutic effects.

14 Feb 2020