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Hemp, marijuana, CBD and THC: what’s the difference?


Cannabis refers to a genus of flowering plants originating from Asia.1 It’s also an umbrella term that includes both marijuana plants and hemp plants, among others. With the flurry of legalization across the United States, CBD and THC derived products have been thrown into the mix in recent years. But the question is, what’s the difference, […]

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February 18, 2020


Environmental scientists: Why the SCIEX X500R QTOF system is perfect for PFAS research


The world of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research is a big one and one that’s currently front and center in environmental contamination concerns. Whether you work in industrial or academic environmental research, the issues surrounding these high-profile chemicals are of huge concern. How can your research, your lab group and your next grant proposal […]

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February 13, 2020


Mysterious Vaping Detectives Part 2


In our last blog, I gave you some current highlights about the mysterious vaping illness that was making headlines (and still is). The condition now known as, e-cigarette or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands and killed 57 people* across the US. For months, health officials and doctors have been racing to find the […]

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January 17, 2020


Trends shaping global environmental analytical testing


The only certainty in a changing environmental landscape Despite a 38-fold increase in environmental laws put in place around the world since 1972, the future of our planet is under the spotlight like never before. Mitigating climate change has arrived as our world’s foremost challenge, and with it comes a myriad of research and efforts around reducing anthropogenic pollution. […]

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January 16, 2020


Mass spectrometry as a forensic science tool in 2020


  There’s no doubt about it: forensics is at the front line of the criminal justice system. It’s where analytical chemistry has the power to fight crimes. It’s fascinating! But what excites me is how quickly things change and the speed of innovation. Just think about the progress that’s been made this century. (Can you […]

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January 1, 2020


Microflow for metabolite ID: a win all around


Over the last several years there has been a slow and steady progression within the LC-MS community to move traditional high-flow applications to lower flow rates. In particular, moving into the microflow regime has proven to be a simple adjustment in methodology that can result in a lot of gain for only a little pain. […]

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December 19, 2019


A year of cannabis in Canada. Where are we and what’s next?


It’s been a momentous year for the cannabis industry in Canada. Not only did the country legalize cannabis with the Canadian cannabis law in October 2018, but it has also taken a giant leap in setting up a multi-billion dollar market from scratch. The progress made over the past 18 months has been truly remarkable, but there’s no denying […]

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December 9, 2019


Take 5 with SCIEX Global Technical Marketing’s Pierre Negri


With the rise of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS), or designer drugs, in the past decade, forensic toxicologists are being tested like never before. It seems like as soon as one analog is identified, another is synthesized. These new chemicals share structures with certain controlled substances and mimic their effect. When the NPS hit the street, […]

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November 25, 2019


When is a triple quadrupole not a triple quadrupole?


Answer: When it’s a QTRAP® In today’s modern and frenzied analytical laboratories, triple quadrupole mass spectrometers (MS) are the ‘workhorse,’ frontline instrument for carrying out quantitative assays from drug discovery to food safety. To get the best selectivity and sensitivity for a particular compound under detection when performing quantitative assays, selected reaction monitoring (SRM)/ multiple […]

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November 12, 2019


Turbo charging your LC-MS/MS analysis


Would you like to take your LC-MS/MS analysis from 0 to 3 mL/min without the complexity of changing probes or splitting the LC flow? Then take a look into the Turbo V ion source from SCIEX. Introduced more than 15 years ago, the Turbo V ion source continues to be a gold standard for rugged and […]

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November 7, 2019


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