Jan. 29—A breached plutonium glove box contaminated two Los Alamos National Laboratory workers with radiation, requiring one to undergo treatment at the lab's outpatient clinic. The breach in a sealed ...

A broad range of reactions – from celebratory to alarmist – describe the workforce reductions and regulatory rollbacks proposed or currently underway at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Behind the locked doors of a third-floor office in South Seattle, countertop instruments filled with dozens of tiny vials feed data to nearby monitors while performing scores of tests each day in ...

This week we take a look at a riddle recently posted by Ted-Ed. It's a dangerous one, and if you take a wrong turn you could suffocate from the fumes. You lead a scientific expedition to Siberia, ...

Cell culture plays a vital role in biological and biomedical research, providing scientists with tools to study cellular processes, model diseases and develop biotherapeutics. However, the reliability ...

The following prudent biosafety practices are recommended by the National Academy of Sciences in the publication Biosafety in the Laboratory and in part constitute basic good biosafety practices.

Mycoplasma is a common bacterial contaminator in cell culture laboratories. Mycoplasma contamination has been shown to induce cellular changes, e.g. susceptibility to drugs, which could render any ...