The risky business of aflatoxins in milk by Robert Di Lorenzo | Aug 3, 2021 | Blogs, Food / BeverageIf you’re in the dairy or food testing business, you know the threat aflatoxins pose. Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus parasiticus, aspergillus flavus , and rarely aspergillus nomius.1 These are likely the most extensively researched group of...
The ugly truth about beauty products: PFAS in cosmetics by Craig Butt | Aug 3, 2021 | Blogs, Environmental / IndustrialRead time: 7 minutes Scientists find signs of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in more than 100 popular makeup products If you have ever wondered what gives long-lasting cosmetics their staying power, you may now have your answer. Scientists have...
An interview from the Science Explorer about the Echo® MS system by SCIEX Community | Jul 19, 2021 | Blogs, Echo MS, PharmaIn this interview from the Science Explorer about the Echo® MS system, Neil Walsh from SCIEX discusses the significant application areas of the system and what makes it so attractive to biopharmaceutical laboratories. Here is a snippet of the...
The metabolome: the way to personalized healthcare? by SCIEX Community | Jul 15, 2021 | Blogs, MetabolomicsRead time: 15 minutes The completion of the human genome project in 2003 opened the door to unprecedented insight into the human body through its DNA code. We now know that our genome encodes our proteins, that our proteins are the molecular machinery of certain...
Molecular sleuthing using mass spectrometry to protect Pacific salmon populations by Matt Noestheden | Jul 14, 2021 | Blogs, Environmental / IndustrialRead time: 5 minutes When Pacific salmon start to die in large numbers, with no identified cause, people take notice. This concern stems not only from the possibility of an environmental issue that could additionally affect human health, but also, in this case, from...