Mammals require dietary-based polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (AA) for many biological processes, including normal functioning of the retina and brain. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging with high spatial resolution is a suitable tool to investigate the PUFA distribution in tissue sections from animal models of disease, providing comprehensive information of the biochemical components on the subcellular scale.
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Identified Using Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Learning
March 27th 2024Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Afeka Tel-Aviv Academic College of Engineering, and the Shamoon College of Engineering recently created a system that combines Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy with machine learning algorithms to identify bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.