calendar20 March 2014
Volume 10 Issue 5
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20 March 2014 Issue

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The role of nanoLC–nanoESI–MS in astrobiology

Mike Callahan, an analytical chemist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (Maryland, USA), led a team to develop a new nano LC–nano ESI–MS method to detect life's building blocks in "spacedust", and spoke to Bethany Degg about the project.

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Advances in LC–MS for forensic toxicology

This article reviews key developments and potential advantages of using LC–MS for forensic toxicology, including the option of using oral fluid samples.

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UHPLC and large molecules

Incognito asks if it is time to take back control from the machine?

Incognito discusses the impending technological singularity of analytical chemistry. Is it time to take back control from the machine?

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Market Profile: Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

Food analysis fix: Using LC–MS–MS to overcome matrix effects

This article details how a newly developed "dilute-and-shoot" sample preparation method for LC–MS–MS multi-residue monitoring (MRM) pesticide screening can be performed to overcome matrix effects.

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