Ever shared someone else’s toothbrush? I didn’t think so. I certainly haven’t, and yet there are some things that we’re perfectly willing to share, like a pen or perhaps a jacket. These unwritten ...

“How did it start?” is among the many questions raised by the Covid-19 pandemic. Answering it may help prevent future pandemics. The escape of SARS-CoV-2 from a research laboratory in Wuhan, China, ...

Last week, when I wrote about the scientist Tyrone Hayes and the controversy over the herbicide atrazine, I suggested that “the industry has defined the rules of the game so narrowly that only it can ...

Sharing is caring. Play fair. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. [Thank you to Fred Wudl’s group for the inspiration for this page.] All ...

New regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) introduced updated proficiency testing (PT) and PT referral rules that are now in effect. Although the regulations became ...

The laboratory is a place where ideas are conceptualized and materialized into novel discoveries. As the laboratory houses a vast array of complex equipment and dangerous chemicals, it is imperative ...

Creativity isn't an exact science, and sometimes you have to break the rules to come up with innovative solutions. Thomas Edison knew that, and in his lab he didn't bother with strict rules or ...

Presenter 2: We will be looking at safety in the laboratory. It is important to keep yourself and everyone around you safe and free from injury. Always follow the lab rules.That means understanding ...

Where danger of spills of radioactive material exists, secondary containers or trays must be used. Containers should be covered whenever possible and only those amounts of radioactive material that is ...

Special Nuclear Material, which include (1) plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and (2) any material artificially enriched by any of the above, is ...

Presenter 2: We will be looking at safety in the laboratory. It is important to keep yourself and everyone around you safe and free from injury. Always follow the lab rules.That means understanding ...