About: Silvia Di Stefano
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January 11, 2012 // Food Quality & Safety
Foodomics Video, Bologna University
As promised, a further contribution from Prof. Capozzi at the Cesena Food Campus at Bologna University. The informative video highlights their progress and research plans as they pioneer the field of Foodomics, studying food from a health perspective to prevent disease. ... Continue reading
December 19, 2011 // Food Quality & Safety
An Omics Approach to Food Science
For two years now the existence of a new science has been acknowledged - namely Food-omics, a science that is helping define particular foodstuff from a broader point of view. It is not enough anymore to know the composition of macro nutrients nor to go through the details of just a few components. In order to study the production of new foodstuffs, by focusing on its healthy properties or characterize existing foods from a similar perspective, ... Continue reading
December 19, 2011 // Metabolomics
A New Perspective for the Future of Medicine Thanks to NMR Metabolomics
NMR has a great role to play in structural biology and in turn in systems biology. Its targets are proteins and nucleic acids. Small molecules in living beings, called metabolites, are an important chapter in systems biology and have always been markers of phenotypes and of health and disease. Metabolomics is the youngest of the omic sciences. It looks to define all metabolites in a specimen, i.e. a biological fluid, a tissue, a ... Continue reading
July 25, 2011 // Structural Biology
Bio-NMR EC Project News
As a part of the activities related to the Bio-NMR EC Project (www.bio-nmr.net), a satellite meeting entitled “NMR in biology” of the 36th FEBS Congress, was held on June 25 in Turin, Italy. The meeting was intended to present today’s powerful NMR analytical capabilities to a broad biological community, and provide biologists with access to NMR infrastructures participating in the Bio-NMR project. Close interaction with the FEBS community through the satellite event has now become a tradition, something which began ... Continue reading
May 26, 2011 // Company News
Singapore’s New Center of Excellence
Enhancing the quality of our sales and after-sales services across South East Asia, Bruker’s new state-of-the-art Center of Excellence in Singapore features a range of extended facilities. Equipped for the optimum customer experience the offices include a regional applications and customer training center furnished with the latest systems from the extensive Bruker technology portfolio. Located at the renowned Helios in Biopolis, Singapore’s unique campus space dedicated to biomedical research and development and the ... Continue reading
April 18, 2011 // Academics
TopSpin NMR Software goes Mac - Student License
Undertaking your first steps in NMR, or taking new steps into new areas of analysis or study, the world of NMR can be complex and seem very daunting. A little help at the right time can take you a long way. The industry’s standard software is powerful, feature-packed and perhaps even daunting itself. But look deeper into TopSpin 3.0 and a user at any level of competence can find a wealth of data processing and analysis assistance. The ... Continue reading
