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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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FEB 10, 2016Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2016Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2016Earth & The Environment
The US Department of Energy’s longterm plan for dealing with material contaminated with plutonium and heavier elem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr ...JAN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2016Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq ...JAN 03, 2016Microbiology
A study from the University of Georgia identifies industrial waste as a factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. &n ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 18, 2015Microbiology
Blooms of an algae called Pseudo-nitzschia are common off the west coast of the United States, but this year’s blo ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 05, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have invented microscopic swimming devices that work on the scientists' behalf without bei ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 02, 2015Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2015Videos
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterial pathogen that causes a highly contagious diarrheal disease. Once ingested, typically thro ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 26, 2015Videos
We get it - some of you are work-a-holics, and even when you're not feeling that great, you'll still put on your adult s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt ...NOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 08, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
L. monocytogenes is a bacteria that can be found anywhere in nature. It is a psychrotolerant pathogen, meaning, tha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 07, 2015Microbiology
Have you ever wondered what would survive a nuclear disaster? What comes to mind? Cockroaches? Cher? What about bacteria ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 02, 2015Microbiology
What makes a strain of Salmonella infect cows, but not humans or birds? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania co ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California’s drought is well into its fourth year. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency o ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopOCT 08, 2015Plants & Animals
Nuclear power plants are incredibly good at what they do, but when things go wrong, the results are disastrous. That&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
Researchers are saying that a discovery of stains from summertime flows down cliffs and crater walls increases the chanc ...SEP 15, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 14, 2015Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
FEB 10, 2016
Microbiology
PAMPs in processed food may be making you sick. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs, are molecules associat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2016
Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The US Department of Energy’s longterm plan for dealing with material contaminated with plutonium and heavier elem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr
...
JAN 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq
...
JAN 03, 2016
Microbiology
A study from the University of Georgia identifies industrial waste as a factor contributing to antibiotic resistance. &n
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 18, 2015
Microbiology
Blooms of an algae called Pseudo-nitzschia are common off the west coast of the United States, but this year’s blo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 05, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists have invented microscopic swimming devices that work on the scientists' behalf without bei
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 02, 2015
Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2015
Videos
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterial pathogen that causes a highly contagious diarrheal disease. Once ingested, typically thro
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 26, 2015
Videos
We get it - some of you are work-a-holics, and even when you're not feeling that great, you'll still put on your adult s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt
...
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 08, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
L. monocytogenes is a bacteria that can be found anywhere in nature. It is a psychrotolerant pathogen, meaning, tha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 07, 2015
Microbiology
Have you ever wondered what would survive a nuclear disaster? What comes to mind? Cockroaches? Cher? What about bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 02, 2015
Microbiology
What makes a strain of Salmonella infect cows, but not humans or birds? Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania co
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
California’s drought is well into its fourth year. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency o
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
OCT 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
Nuclear power plants are incredibly good at what they do, but when things go wrong, the results are disastrous. That&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Researchers are saying that a discovery of stains from summertime flows down cliffs and crater walls increases the chanc
...
SEP 15, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 14, 2015
Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich