Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Fund

Over the last two decades, Carnicom Institute has slowly and arduously acquired modest instrumental capability to accomplish its research. This includes, for example, research using infrared, ultraviolet, and visible light spectroscopy, column and gas chromatography, electrochemistry, and qualitative chemistry methods. These methods, with sufficient perseverance, have led to some very beneficial, but nevertheless generalized, knowledge of final molecular structures. We must all appreciate these advances that have been reached with current instrumentation and efforts.

Additional complicating and important factors for laboratory work include the costs for external laboratory services, the acceptance of various sample types, and the verification and audit of results from those same laboratories. This is especially the case with the novel and unique environmental and health research pursuits of CI.

The next logical research knowledge that is required is that of specific, not generalized, molecular structure. Biochemical understanding is absolutely and crucially dependent upon the knowledge of specific molecular structure. An axiom of biology is that “shape determines function,” which is absolutely true. Instrumentation to accomplish this, per the statement above, is quite commonly in the range of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. This has been and is indeed a serious obstacle to important advancement in the research.

Progress with this dilemma, however, remains feasible. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a relatively affordable technology that can offer major inroads toward the knowledge and understanding of specific molecular biological structure. Instruments of the relatively recent past would certainly fill a closet, along with similar cost. However, major advances in the reduction of both cost and size of NMR instruments have taken place over the last few years.

Entry level desktop NMR instrumentation is now available for approximately $50-70K.

An NMR instrument in the custody of Carnicom Institute (i.e., future Carnicom Foundation) represents the next logical progression of important and critical information that serves the public interest. Carnicom Institute (i.e., Foundation) is therefore requesting funding of $50-70K for the acquisition of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance capability.

If you have an interest in supporting this aspect of Carnicom Institute and the future Carnicom Foundation, please contact us at info@carnicominstitute.org.

You mail also contact CI by mail at:

Carnicom Institute
PO Box 1224
Monticello, UT 84535

With best regards,

Clifford E Carnicom

President, Carnicom Institute