Hospital and Medical News

October 27, 2016

Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics
Mainz, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2016
Modern mass spectrometry systems enable scientists to routinely determine the quantitative composition of cells or tissue samples. However, different analysis software packages often produce different results from the same raw data. An international team of researchers led by Professor Stefan Tenzer from the Mainz University Medical Center has now addressed this problem. In the framework of an international collaboration with leading laboratories worldwide, the team has compared and modified vario ... read more

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