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CARES Act funding allocated through Limited Scope project uses mass spectrometry to analyze samples in critically ill, ventilated patients

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January 22, 2021|Web Feature

Investing from Within: Biology Gets a Boost | Part 2 of a 3-Part Series

Imaging roots, chasing protein functions, and more benefit from supporting new internal science and capability development

Details about the interactions between two sugars, xylan and cellulose, in the cell walls of the plant sorghum provide clues to simplify ways to deconstruct this bioenergy crop. Illustration by Nathan Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

January 18, 2021|Research Highlight

Sussing Out Sorghum Cell Wall Structure

Structural details of specific molecules and their interactions in sorghum grass cell walls suggests ways to ease deconstruction of this bioenergy crop.

Scientists tested two platforms for quantifying peptides and found the microflow platform had comparable sensitivity to the nanoflow platform, but better mass spectrometry signal and chromatography stability. Illustration by Nathan Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

January 8, 2021|Research Highlight

High-Throughput Platform Quantifies Metabolic Pathway Proteins in Bacteria

For targeted proteomics, the microflow liquid chromatography-selected reaction monitoring (microflow LC-SRM) platform works as a high throughput technology while maintaining analytical sensitivity.

Some bacteria can break down lignin molecules in woody plants to produce phenolics, molecules for biofuels, and renewable chemical feedstocks.

January 7, 2021|Research Highlight

Novel Bacterium Uses Iron and Lignin to Grow Without Oxygen

Scientists explored ways to modify or decompose lignin for industrial applications to produce renewable fuels and chemical feedstocks.

Elemental and structural analysis of a polymer-cement composite reveals how carbonates form in the material after exposure to CO2. Image courtesy of Nathan Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

January 6, 2021|Research Highlight

New Type of Composite Cement for Geothermal Wells Withstands Exposure to Carbon Dioxide and Carbonate Formation

Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis of new self-healing polymer-cement composite reveals structural and chemical changes after carbonate formation.