“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, ...

Researchers have a responsibility for the safe and ethical handling of chemicals they work with every day in the lab. However, they can be overwhelmed when it comes to understanding safety related ...

The US Office of Research Integrity defines research misconduct as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.” But ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put laboratories on edge, even if they’re not testing for the novel coronavirus. And rightfully so: COVID-19 is highly infectious; symptoms are mild — or nonexistent — for ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A national laboratory's workers producing a shell for a triggering device for nuclear weapons violated safety rules in August by storing too much material at one location in a ...

These rules are designed to limit unnecessary radiation exposures and contamination of the facilities and equipment and to minimize the consequences of a radiation accident if it should occur. Copies ...

Each student will receive two copies of the "Laboratory Safety" and "Eye Safety and Medical Information" sheet (attached,. They must read the colored copy, sign it (indicating their planned compliance ...

Last week's laboratory explosion has brought about rigid enforcement of the rule requiring Chemistry 20 students to have eye protection whenever working in the lab, it was announced yesterday.