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Contaminant
Contaminants are substances that make something impure or undesirable. Contaminants can impact various environments such as air, water, or soil. In addition, biological samples can become contaminated compromise the results of tests perdormed in medical or research laboratories.
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MAR 06, 2018Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
According to the Big Bang theory, astronomers believed that the entire universe was in the dark age (meaning no stars, n ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Virginia General Assembly Unanimously Pass HB 1251 for CBD and THC-A Oil for Expanded Medicinal UseWritten By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
Elon Musk hyped February’s Falcon Heavy launch up with a unique payload: his cherry-red Tesla Roadster electric ca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 25, 2018Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 12, 2018Videos
Across Canada, there are fears that a disease normally found in animals such as moose, deer, and other wildlife could sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 07, 2018Plants & Animals
Seagulls aren’t particularly picky eaters; they frequently loiter around dumps and landfills in search of tasty tr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2018Microbiology
One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Mid-summer 1945 the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico witnessed the world's first nuclear bomb detonation, kno ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2018Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study on the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis, a team of engineering re ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 15, 2018Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2018Videos
Escherichia coli is a bacterium that normally lives in the gastrointestinal tract, and when it ends up somewhere else, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2018Videos
Food poisoning is pretty common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 48 million people are sick ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Microbiology
There seems to be few definite benefits, and plenty of risks, with this overpriced mystery liquid.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 27, 2017Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2017Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Pimples are unsightly, annoying blemishes that seem to show up at the worst possible time. Many of us probably to fight ...NOV 30, 2017Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
MAR 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
According to the Big Bang theory, astronomers believed that the entire universe was in the dark age (meaning no stars, n
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Virginia General Assembly Unanimously Pass HB 1251 for CBD and THC-A Oil for Expanded Medicinal Use
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Elon Musk hyped February’s Falcon Heavy launch up with a unique payload: his cherry-red Tesla Roadster electric ca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 25, 2018
Microbiology
The FDA has started look for microbial contamination in a processed avocado, guacamole, and a variety of fresh herbs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 12, 2018
Videos
Across Canada, there are fears that a disease normally found in animals such as moose, deer, and other wildlife could sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
Seagulls aren’t particularly picky eaters; they frequently loiter around dumps and landfills in search of tasty tr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2018
Microbiology
One of the most common gastric diseases in the world is due to a parasitic infection from Giardia parasites.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Mid-summer 1945 the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico witnessed the world's first nuclear bomb detonation, kno
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study on the American Chemical Society journal ACS Catalysis, a team of engineering re
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 15, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2018
Videos
Escherichia coli is a bacterium that normally lives in the gastrointestinal tract, and when it ends up somewhere else, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2018
Videos
Food poisoning is pretty common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 48 million people are sick
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Microbiology
There seems to be few definite benefits, and plenty of risks, with this overpriced mystery liquid.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Technology
Rao's Tethys device is named after the Greek Titan Goddess of Fresh Water.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Videos
NASA's Mars 2020 rover continues to be a work in progress, but have you ever wondered how NASA puts it all together? A l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pimples are unsightly, annoying blemishes that seem to show up at the worst possible time. Many of us probably to fight
...
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich