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Another article covers basic procedures used in the molecular biology laboratory that benefit from automation.</p><p class="linkSet"><a href="http://content.yudu.com/A3zlv6/AmerLabMay2016/" title="View Digital Edition" target="_blank">View Digital Edition</a><a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/1413-Issues/" title="Browse other issues 禄" target="_self">Browse other issues 禄</a><a href="http://www.e-circ.net/aml/cs.asp" title="Subscribe 禄" target="_self">Subscribe 禄</a></p></div><div name="section817457" class="articleList" id="section817457"> <h2> Table of Contents </h2><ul> <li class="articleListRow module"><div class="articleListThumbnail"> <a title="All Abuzz" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/Blog/186215-All-Abuzz-There-is-a-struggle-coming-for-the-soul-of-cannabis/" rel="bookmark"><img src="https://media.americanlaboratory.com/m/20/article/186215.jpg" class="articleImage" title="All Abuzz" alt="All Abuzz" /></a> </div><h4 class="articleListTitle entry-title"> <a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/Blog/186215-All-Abuzz-There-is-a-struggle-coming-for-the-soul-of-cannabis/" title="All Abuzz" rel="bookmark">All Abuzz</a> </h4><div class="articleListCreated"> <abbr class="published" title="2016-05-02T00:00:00.0000000"> Monday, May 02, 2016 </abbr> </div><div class="articleListAuthor"> <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Steve Ernst</span></span> </div><div class="articleListSummary entry-summary"> Monoclonal antibodies. PCR. High-throughput screening. Pot. What do they have in common? They were, or are, going to change the world. <a class="readMore" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/Blog/186215-All-Abuzz-There-is-a-struggle-coming-for-the-soul-of-cannabis/" title="All Abuzz" rel="bookmark">read more</a> </div></li><li class="articleListRow module"><div class="articleListThumbnail"> <a title="Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/913-Technical-Articles/186269-Measuring-Organic-Carbon-A-Brief-History-and-Discussion-of-Methodologies/" rel="bookmark"><img src="https://media.americanlaboratory.com/m/20/article/186269.jpg" class="articleImage" title="Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies" alt="Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies" /></a> </div><h4 class="articleListTitle entry-title"> <a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/913-Technical-Articles/186269-Measuring-Organic-Carbon-A-Brief-History-and-Discussion-of-Methodologies/" title="Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies" rel="bookmark">Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies</a> </h4><div class="articleListCreated"> <abbr class="published" title="2016-05-02T00:00:00.0000000"> Monday, May 02, 2016 </abbr> </div><div class="articleListAuthor"> <span class="author "><span class="fn"> William Lipps</span></span> </div><div class="articleListSummary entry-summary"> Total organic carbon (TOC) is a rapid method that analyzes for organic carbon and expresses the result as the amount of carbon found. <a class="readMore" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/913-Technical-Articles/186269-Measuring-Organic-Carbon-A-Brief-History-and-Discussion-of-Methodologies/" title="Measuring Organic Carbon: A Brief History and Discussion of Methodologies" rel="bookmark">read more</a> </div></li><li class="articleListRow module"><div class="articleListThumbnail"> <a title="Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/186165-Advances-in-Separation-Science-at-Pittcon-2016/" rel="bookmark"><img src="https://media.americanlaboratory.com/m/20/article/186165.jpg" class="articleImage" title="Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016" alt="Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016" /></a> </div><h4 class="articleListTitle entry-title"> <a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/186165-Advances-in-Separation-Science-at-Pittcon-2016/" title="Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016" rel="bookmark">Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016</a> </h4><div class="articleListCreated"> <abbr class="published" title="2016-05-10T00:00:00.0000000"> Tuesday, May 10, 2016 </abbr> </div><div class="articleListAuthor"> <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.</span></span> </div><div class="articleListSummary entry-summary"> While spectacular developments in chemical imaging and spectroscopy continue to entice the market, separation science remains a key enabling technology. <a class="readMore" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/186165-Advances-in-Separation-Science-at-Pittcon-2016/" title="Advances in Separation Science at Pittcon 2016" rel="bookmark">read more</a> </div></li><li class="articleListRow module"><div class="articleListThumbnail"> <a title="Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud Point Extraction" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/914-Application-Notes/186268-Determination-of-Trace-Rhodium-in-Water-Samples-by-Thermal-Lens-Spectrometry-Following-Cloud-Point-Extraction/" rel="bookmark"><img src="https://media.americanlaboratory.com/m/20/article/186268.jpg" class="articleImage" title="Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud Point Extraction" alt="Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud Point Extraction" /></a> </div><h4 class="articleListTitle entry-title"> <a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/914-Application-Notes/186268-Determination-of-Trace-Rhodium-in-Water-Samples-by-Thermal-Lens-Spectrometry-Following-Cloud-Point-Extraction/" title="Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud Point Extraction" rel="bookmark">Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud...</a> </h4><div class="articleListCreated"> <abbr class="published" title="2016-05-02T00:00:00.0000000"> Monday, May 02, 2016 </abbr> </div><div class="articleListAuthor"> <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Quan Han</span></span>, <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Xiaohui Yang</span></span>, <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Na Yang</span></span>, <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Huo Yanyan</span></span>, <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Yaping He</span></span> </div><div class="articleListSummary entry-summary"> Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, rhodium has been used as a catalyst in organic synthesis, as an alloy in thermocouples, as a raw plating material in electronic instruments and as a... <a class="readMore" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/914-Application-Notes/186268-Determination-of-Trace-Rhodium-in-Water-Samples-by-Thermal-Lens-Spectrometry-Following-Cloud-Point-Extraction/" title="Determination of Trace Rhodium in Water Samples by Thermal Lens Spectrometry Following Cloud Point Extraction" rel="bookmark">read more</a> </div></li><li class="articleListRow module"><div class="articleListThumbnail"> <a title="Automated Molecular Biology" href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/914-Application-Notes/186166-Automated-Molecular-Biology/" rel="bookmark"><img src="https://media.americanlaboratory.com/m/20/article/186166.jpg" class="articleImage" title="Automated Molecular Biology" alt="Automated Molecular Biology" /></a> </div><h4 class="articleListTitle entry-title"> <a href="https://www.americanlaboratory.com/914-Application-Notes/186166-Automated-Molecular-Biology/" title="Automated Molecular Biology" rel="bookmark">Automated Molecular Biology</a> </h4><div class="articleListCreated"> <abbr class="published" title="2016-05-10T00:00:00.0000000"> Tuesday, May 10, 2016 </abbr> </div><div class="articleListAuthor"> <span class="author "><span class="fn"> Alan H. 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