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Research Thread! This one is going to be super short because I have a really good figure from the paper that explains my method.
But as always, here& #39;s the link to the manuscript https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/ra/d0ra03317k">https://pubs.rsc.org/en/conten...
But as always, here& #39;s the link to the manuscript https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/ra/d0ra03317k">https://pubs.rsc.org/en/conten...
Well two, really good figures.
Like I mentioned earlier, it takes a while for ricin to be detected. What I did was use two small molecules. The first, as a screening compound, to see if there was a POSSIBILITY for ricin to be in a sample. The second, was to confirm it.
Like I mentioned earlier, it takes a while for ricin to be detected. What I did was use two small molecules. The first, as a screening compound, to see if there was a POSSIBILITY for ricin to be in a sample. The second, was to confirm it.
I love that this two-tier approach is perfect for settings where there could be a lot of samples, something like a poison outbreak.
You could screen a lot of samples (2 minutes/sample) and look for ricinoleic acid. If it& #39;s there, you look for ricinine, if not, you& #39;re clear.
You could screen a lot of samples (2 minutes/sample) and look for ricinoleic acid. If it& #39;s there, you look for ricinine, if not, you& #39;re clear.
On top of that, even if you have to look for ricinine, the confirmation compound, it& #39;ll still only take you 2 minutes!
I can even do it for those cases where ricin gets shipped in the mail.
(This happens to politicians a lot so I wanted to account for that scenario too).
(This happens to politicians a lot so I wanted to account for that scenario too).
Pretty cool right?!
My favorite thing about Thread Spray is that the applications are broad. I& #39;ve been working mainly on diagnostics but my colleague @sierra__jackson has been using it for food safety and environmental applications!
My favorite thing about Thread Spray is that the applications are broad. I& #39;ve been working mainly on diagnostics but my colleague @sierra__jackson has been using it for food safety and environmental applications!
Told you this would be short!
As always I& #39;ll take any and all your questions
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As always I& #39;ll take any and all your questions
