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October 2001

	Focus: Organic Spectroscopy

			Proteins on mass (spectrometry, that is) Single and tandem MS using ESI or MALDI techniques are providing the means to bring protein analysis into the 21st century, paving the road to proteomics. Mark S. Lesney
			Medicine's crystal ball Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging provides many lifesaving answers. Elizabeth McKenna

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James F. Ryan

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Computers in Chemistry
LIMS flies like an eagle
The U.S. Post Office implements LIMS to handle forensic investigations and analysis.
Helen Gillespie

Instruments & Applications
The origin of specification
When buying any new piece of equipment, dare to compare.
Keith S. Kleman

The Chemist's Bookshelf
Fertile hobby, stolen pleasures
Julie L. McDowell

Personal Business
Shielding your IRA from bankruptcy
Also: IRS allows disability policy in 401(k) plan
Milton Zall

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Mass (spec) growth
The mass spectrometry market has seen rapid sales escalation—with some help from the proteome.
David Filmore

Health Perspectives
The return of the leech
A medical marvel rises from both the swamp and the pages of history.
Mitchell Leslie

Regulations and You
Predicting environmental remediation rates
Correlation analysis offers a means for estimating the reaction rates of organic pollutants.
David A. Gallagher

Profiles in Chemistry
A legend in his own time
Arnold Beckman’s scientific and technological achievements ushered in the instrumentation revolution.
George B. Kauffman and Laurie M. Kauffman

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