The QuEChERS-method (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe ) was developed to streamline extraction and detection processes for multi-residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs in complex matrices. Work was performed by numerous collaborators but M. Anastassiades developed the basis…
The Drosophila melanogaster genome sequencing project was essentially completed in March of 2000. Sequencing was begun using mapped large-insert clones, but completed using a whole genome shotgun (WGS) approach; it represents the first demonstration of the WGS approach to sequencing…
After four years of collaboration, an international team of researchers has completed the first genome sequence of a plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. View Source
"This textbook is the first text to tie environmental toxicology and environmental chemistry closely together, demonstrating the immediate relevance of each subject to the other while also providing basic, easily understandable introductions to both areas. This unique work presents their…
Genetic engineering is a key component of modern agricultural biotechnology. Although the first genetic engineered (GE) plant was the tomato in 1982, commercial use of genetically engineered major crops occurred in 1996. The first traits incorporated were herbicide tolerance (HT),…
The book, Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story published by Theo Colborn chronicles the development of the endocrine disruptor hypothesis by Colborn AND importantly ultimately influenced government policy through congressional hearings…
Monsanto introduced glyphosate-resistant soybean and later (1998) introduced glyphosate-resistant corn. View Source
Apple growers suffer loss of sales as millions of consumers stopped buying apples and apple products. The sudden action was prompted by fears that Alar (a chemical widely used by apple growers to prevent pre-harvest fruit drop, promote color development,…
Excellent comprehensive book on Gas Chromatography from basic principles to applications; Covers of the variables in the chromatographic process, the interaction between those variables, how they are best controlled, how the quality of their analytical results could be improved, and…
HPLC becomes a standard technique for detection of residues as well as characterization of actives with ever improving column separation and detectors from UV and fluorescence, electrochemical to mass spectrometers in 1990s. Source: Member Expertise