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5 February 2015
LCGC TV: Christian Wachsmuth on Metabolic Fingerprinting
Using GC–MS
In this new video from LCGC TV, Christian Wachsmuth from the University of Regensburg in Germany, discusses how the field of metabolic fingerprinting has developed over time, and talks about why gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is the ideal method for metabolic fingerprinting.
Solid-Phase Extraction Applications Notebook
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Seven Things to Avoid in the LC Laboratory
Have a problem with your liquid chromatography (LC) system? Maybe applying a little "DDT (Don't Do That)" may help.

Photo Credit: WESTEND61/Getty Images		 Event Review: Highlights of SFC 2014
The 8th International Symposium on Packed Column SFC (SFC 2014), which alternates between the United States and Europe each year, was held in Basel, Switzerland, on 8–10 October 2014.
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Photo Credit: Thomas Vogel/Getty Images		 Environmental Speciation Analysis Using Ion Chromatography
The Column spoke to Rajmund Michalski from the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Environmental Engineering in Zabrze, Poland, about the application of ion chromatography in speciation analysis.

Photo Credit: Getty Images		 News: Analyzing Honey Bee Immunity with Nano LC–MS
A sensitive method for the quantification of apidaecins, a type of antimicrobial peptide that play an important role the immune response of honey bees to pathogens, has been published. The method was developed using reversed-phase nanoliquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry (LC–MS) to determine apidaecins in hemolymph or body parts from individual honey bees.
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7 Must Know Points to Understand Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization
CHROMacademy delivers key knowledge quickly in bite-size modules, and to prove this here is their seven point guide to understanding atmospheric pressure chemical ionization.
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