Raman-based diagnostics of drought, heat and light-induced stresses in three different varieties of hemp.

Hand-held Raman spectroscopy can be used for highly accurate differentiation between drought, heat and light-triggered stresses in hemp. The differentiation is based on the changes in the biochemistry of plants caused by such stresses. Hemp farming is a rapidly growing industry.

Testing Raman spectroscopy as a diagnostic approach for Lyme disease patients.

Lyme disease (LD), the leading tick-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere, is caused by spirochetes of several genospecies of the complex. LD is a multi-systemic and highly debilitating illness that is notoriously challenging to diagnose. The main drawbacks of the two-tiered serology, the only approved diagnostic test in the United States, include poor sensitivity, background seropositivity, and cross-reactivity.