Although attitudes towards lab safety have grown more positive over the years, some academic researchers still believe that safe lab practices hamper research productivity. The idea is that time spent ...

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The Slupsky Lab, from left: Back row — Kirsten Roslund, Darya Mishchuk, Xuan He, Carolyn Slupsky, Shannon McClorry, Gillian Cabral, Jesus Mendez, Sydney Thomas ...

The public’s view of the scientific endeavor often conjures up stereotypical imagery: a begoggled and lab-coated researcher sitting in a stark room operating ergonomically designed technology. But as ...

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BATAVIA, IL (AUGUST 19, 2022) Flinn Scientific releases updated free laboratory safety courses designed specifically for middle and high school science teachers. Just in time for the 2022-2023 school ...

Science classrooms with scientific equipment and supplies should not be used for non-science courses or activities unless the science materials can be stored in a secured area. Laboratory activities ...

The deaths of two people following a laboratory explosion at a Chinese university in October have raised alarm among researchers. The full circumstances that led to the deaths at the Nanjing ...

This exclusive article is adapted from former USA TODAY investigative reporter Alison Young’s forthcoming book "Pandora’s Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk," which will be released ...

Covid might not have come out of a medical research lab, but it raises some urgent questions about how those facilities operate. Credit...Illustration by Rachel Levit Ruiz Supported by By Jon Gertner ...