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Lab tests are medical procedures used to evaluate biological samples such as blood, urine, or tissue. Lab tests are used for diagnostics, to aid in treatment planning, to monitor the efficacy of a therapy, or evaluate how a disease changes over time.
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MAR 15, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many challenges facing our healthcare system today, but sepsis is undeniably one of the most significant. Seps ...Sponsored By: bioMérieux IncMAR 02, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the 5th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Conference, hosted by Labroots, was hel ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAR 02, 2022Cannabis Sciences
The legalization of cannabis also comes with many tight laws and regulations to protect the consumers. This is done with ...Sponsored By: King Palm KingFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore ...Written By: Nadine HusamiFEB 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetically-engineered microorganisms could be useful for many things, if they can be controlled easily. Researchers hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For many years, a genetic mutation was usually linked to a serious disease. Researchers were able to connect errors in s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A low-dose light therapy known as photobiomodulation may accelerate the healing of skin damaged by cancer radiation ther ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Trying to cut down on sugar? There is certainly no shortage of alternatives—aspartame, saccharin, and sugar ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming (the microbiologist who discovered the world's first broadly effective antibio ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Most methods used in forensic science have not been independently validated or verified by scientists, but some efforts ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2022Health & Medicine
Some of us may have heard stories of family and friends who all tested negative on at-home rapid antigen tests before a ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis continues to gain traction in the market and popularity among consumers, the need to establish qu ...Written By: Nadine HusamiJAN 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have developed tiny, microscopic robots with the capability to swim through the bloodstream, enter the brain, ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 30, 2021Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2021Health & Medicine
There are several types of tests for COVID-19. A laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) will te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Many of us played with magnets when we were children, and for some, it was the first scientific principle we learned. Ma ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 22, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are upwards of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests administered daily worldwide, so the need for fast, accurate, ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m ...DEC 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2021Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many challenges facing our healthcare system today, but sepsis is undeniably one of the most significant. Seps
...
Sponsored By:
bioMérieux Inc
MAR 02, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the 5th Annual Drug Discovery & Development Virtual Conference, hosted by Labroots, was hel
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAR 02, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
The legalization of cannabis also comes with many tight laws and regulations to protect the consumers. This is done with
...
Sponsored By:
King Palm King
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
FEB 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetically-engineered microorganisms could be useful for many things, if they can be controlled easily. Researchers hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For many years, a genetic mutation was usually linked to a serious disease. Researchers were able to connect errors in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A low-dose light therapy known as photobiomodulation may accelerate the healing of skin damaged by cancer radiation ther
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Trying to cut down on sugar? There is certainly no shortage of alternatives—aspartame, saccharin, and sugar
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming (the microbiologist who discovered the world's first broadly effective antibio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most methods used in forensic science have not been independently validated or verified by scientists, but some efforts
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Some of us may have heard stories of family and friends who all tested negative on at-home rapid antigen tests before a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis continues to gain traction in the market and popularity among consumers, the need to establish qu
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
JAN 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have developed tiny, microscopic robots with the capability to swim through the bloodstream, enter the brain,
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 30, 2021
Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
There are several types of tests for COVID-19. A laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) will te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Many of us played with magnets when we were children, and for some, it was the first scientific principle we learned. Ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are upwards of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests administered daily worldwide, so the need for fast, accurate,
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
DEC 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch