Introduction Monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs are one of the fastest-growing biotherapeutics in the pharma market. The majority of mAbs are for the treatment of cancers.1 The investment during the discovery, development, manufacturing, and clinical trials is huge for...

In the United States, Canada, and other regions where medicinal or adult recreational cannabis use has been legalized, regulatory agencies require chemical and biological testing of the products to ensure compliance and safety. The global movement for cannabis...

Abstract Aim: Chloroquine is an antimalarial drug used in the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Three methods to quantify chloroquine and its metabolite in blood matrices were developed and validated. Methodology & results: Different high-throughput extraction...

As the scientific community scrambles to find a drug that can effectively treat patients sickened by a new respiratory virus, coronavirus (COVID-19), the Executive President, Centre Of Awareness Global Peace Mission (COA), Prof. Dr. Samuel Ato Duncan has called on the...

I recently blogged about how wildfire smoke contaminants can be absorbed by wine grapes.  What about environmental pollutants in our air, water and soil?  Can they also get into the food crops that we eat?  What can be done about it?  Researchers are using Agilent...

Scientists who study diseases are increasingly looking at post-translational modifications in proteins. What are these?  Let’s take a step back and define some terms. Proteins are large biomolecules made from chains of amino acids.  Proteins perform a variety of...

Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases, accounting for more than 440,000 deaths a year.  Humans contract it from the bite of a mosquito infected with a parasite. Now, scientists are experimenting with a new approach to eradicate the disease using a...

We are entering an exciting era in the advancement of human health. New technologies and a greater understanding of disease are driving a revolution in precision medicine. Physicians are able to identify and treat maladies earlier, more effectively and at a lower...

Honey has been a part of our diet for the past 8,000 years.  Pure honey is nutritious and good for your health.  Unfortunately, the honey you purchase may not be so pure. Australia is currently dealing with a scandal of fake honey.  Authorities discovered that some...

At Agilent, we manufacture electronic instruments.  We also use a lot of computing equipment to conduct business.  Over the past three years, Agilent’s internal IT Computing Services have decommissioned more than 50 tons of hardware worldwide. I’m happy to report...