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1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | David H. Freedman |Esther Landhuis |Mike May

In medical research and in healthcare, time is of the essence. It’s always best to diagnose a disease early, treat it before it progresses and cut years off drug development to speed life-saving therapies to patients. Yet even today, these processes can be slow and error-ridden. Artificial intelligence can help. The stories below highlight startup companies that use AI to spot patterns that humans would miss.

Apr 4, 2024 | labmanager.com | Mike May |PhDmike May

Half a century ago, the US government passed the Safe Drinking Water Act.1 In brief, this act states that anything in drinking water that is not H2O is a contaminant.

Oct 9, 2023 | labmanager.com | Mike May |PhDmike May

The structure of a drug impacts its efficacy and safety. Scientists can analyze that structure at angstrom-level resolution by quickly freezing a sample to a cryogenic temperature, which is below –150°C, and imaging it with electron microscopy. This cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) “has many applications in drug discovery,” says Giovanna Scapin, chief scientific officer at NanoImaging Services in San Diego, CA.

Aug 29, 2023 | labmanager.com | Brandoch Cook |Mike May |Ryan Ackerman

Depending on your intended use there are a variety of ovens to choose from. These workhorse instruments are used for a variety of applications, ranging from simple glassware drying to much more intricate operations such as the removal of chemicals from heat-sensitive materials via vacuum pressure.

May 25, 2023 | labmanager.com | Mike May