If you haven’t seen The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements by F. James Holler and John P. Selegue at the University of Kentucky, by all means do so now.
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One Stop Journal Browsing
JustBio shows what you can do with a little Javascript. For example, the journal Science table of contents. The TOC information is parsed directly from the journal sites, so the look is consistent from journal to journal.
Protein Mass Spectrometry Markup Language
A nice example of XML applied to MS is the Protein Mass Spectrometry Markup Language (ProMSML) developed by the Manitoba Proteomics Centre.
XML for Molecular Biology
Here is a list of resoruces for XML for Molecular Biology that was compiled by Paul Gordon.
Mass Spectrometer Comparison Site
The Biocompare site has a “Product Matrix” comparison for Mass Spectrometers similar to those on car buying sites (e.g. Edmunds). The feature comparison is limited at this point, but it is a start.
Newborn Screening by MS/MS
The CDC Division of Laboratory Science Newborn Screening site includes a link to the July 2002 Summary Report Tandem Mass Spectrometry (PDF).
Proteomics in Diabetes Workshop
The NIH/NIDDK workshop “Proteomics in Diabetes” will be held April 23-25, 2003 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Strong Sector MS Sales
Thermo Electron Strong Fourth Quarter 2002 Results Includes Strong Sector Sales
ASMS Montreal Map
Interactive Map of the Montreal Convention Center site of ASMS 2003.
COLA 2003
COLA ’03, The 7th International Conference on Laser Ablation, will be held October 5-10, 2003 at Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. Currently scheduled speakers include Leo Esaki, Phaedon Avouris, David Blank, Barbara Garrison, Jim Horwitz, Tomoji, Mikk Lippmaa, Frank Trager, Martin Wolf, and Renato Zenobi.
New Periodic Table
A new take on The Periodic Table from BBC’s “Look Around You” program.
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Probes Mississippi Mud
Applied Biosystems to cut 500 jobs
Doctor’s Guide: SELDI Technology Promises Simple Blood Test for Breast Cancer Detection
M√ɬºnsters Universit√ɬ§ts-Zeitung: Fliegende Moleküle: Medizinische Physik entwickelte nobelpreiswürdige Methode (On-line English Translation)
If you are having trouble reading the ASMS 2003 conference hotel map on-line, here is a 72 DPI version and a blow up of the Palais des Congrés area.
SpectroscopyNow: Mass Nobel Controversy
Forbes: Waters cuts 4th-quarter outlook as orders weaken
Südwest Presse: Chemie-Nobelpreis ehrt den Falschen (on-line English translation)
Deutschlandfunk: Wer zu spät kommt (on-line English translation)