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Friday, February 15, 2019

Lipidomics: A Rising Star in “Omics” Research

By Molly Campbell, Science writer, @mollyrcampbell on Twitter for Technology Networks 

Lipidomics, the comprehensive analysis of a cell or organism’s lipid profile, is a subgroup within the field of metabolomics that is rapidly developing into a discipline of its own. Until recently, a common misconception was that lipids are simply fat molecules, however, recent advances in technologies used to dissect and study lipid profiles prove that this is not the whole truth.