Substances: a substance is a pure form of matter which has a specific composition and specific properties. In other words, a substance is matter that contains only one type of atom or molecule. Pure substances can be further divided into two subcategories: elements and compounds. 
            
            
            
         
     
    
        
                    
                                    
                
         
                
                    
                                        
                        
                    
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        Growing living human cells in vitro for basic research, drug discovery and reparative/regenerative medicine is challenged by the difficulty in developing methods for reproducibly and cost eff...
     
 
 
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        DATE: March 13, 2018TIME: 08:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT, 4:00pm CETNew technological developments in automated Hematology analyzers continue to transform the hematology laboratory. Today, he...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        One of the goals of the “3Rs principle” is to replace in vivo testing methodologies with in vitro procedures on human cells, followed by computational systems biology modelling to...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) emerged in the United States around 2000.  Initially, synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants prevailed.  Now, designer opioids, benzodiazepines an...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        For more than four decades, restrictions on research with psychoactive drugs have slowed progress in understanding how such substances impact brain metabolism. Besides the historical restrict...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        DATE: April 27, 2017TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ETMass spectrometry is increasingly being used for clinical testing and evaluation of patients in various settings.  The utilization of...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Launched in early 2015, the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) takes advantage of the progress made in genomic testing – progress largely driven by rapid advances in DNA sequencing tec...