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Medical Laboratory Scientist
A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), also known as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist, works to analyze a variety of biological specimens. They are responsible for performing scientific testing on samples and reporting results to physicians. Medical laboratory scientists perform complex tests on patient samples using sophisticated equipment like microscopes.
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JAN 06, 2023Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Artificial Intelligence, also known as “AI”, has been the talk of the past year. AI performs and responds to ...Written By: Greta AnneNOV 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 18, 2022Immunology
The mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria can be found everywhere, so almost everyone breathes some of it in occasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
If you have ever done research for school or work, or simply been curious about a scientific finding and wanted to read ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells hold tremendous potential, because they can specialize into any type of cell. During development, stem cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2022Microbiology
For the first time, Marburg virus has been detected in Ghana after two people died from the disease. Marburg virus is si ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Carnivorous plants are amazing, and researchers have spent a long time learning about their impressive abilities. Now sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Before she had even taken her first step in the United States in 1921, Marie Curie had already discovered the element ra ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJUL 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o ...JUN 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
With robotics and tissue culture skills, scientists have engineered a type of synthetic skin tissue that they successful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Cancer
Over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, a landmark piece of legislation ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Labroots hosted its 5th annual Cannabis Science Virtual Event on March 23, 2022. The speaker roster for this free confer ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 07, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinol (CBN) has been established as a neuroprotective, but a recent study reveals just how CBN protects mitochondri ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created genetic circuits that can be controlled in a variety of ways, such as by light. Now, researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2022Microbiology
Some of our best medicine has come from nature, and scientists are always on the lookout for natural products that can b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Artificial Intelligence, also known as “AI”, has been the talk of the past year. AI performs and responds to
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
NOV 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Earth & The Environment
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2022
Immunology
The mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria can be found everywhere, so almost everyone breathes some of it in occasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
If you have ever done research for school or work, or simply been curious about a scientific finding and wanted to read
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells hold tremendous potential, because they can specialize into any type of cell. During development, stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2022
Microbiology
For the first time, Marburg virus has been detected in Ghana after two people died from the disease. Marburg virus is si
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Carnivorous plants are amazing, and researchers have spent a long time learning about their impressive abilities. Now sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Before she had even taken her first step in the United States in 1921, Marie Curie had already discovered the element ra
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUL 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o
...
JUN 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
With robotics and tissue culture skills, scientists have engineered a type of synthetic skin tissue that they successful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Cancer
Over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971, a landmark piece of legislation
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Labroots hosted its 5th annual Cannabis Science Virtual Event on March 23, 2022. The speaker roster for this free confer
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 07, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinol (CBN) has been established as a neuroprotective, but a recent study reveals just how CBN protects mitochondri
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created genetic circuits that can be controlled in a variety of ways, such as by light. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2022
Microbiology
Some of our best medicine has come from nature, and scientists are always on the lookout for natural products that can b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch