Putting aside the still politically fraught question of whether Covid-19 escaped from a Chinese lab or, like most outbreaks, ...

In a truly unsettling turn of events, Australia is facing a major public health crisis after 323 vials containing deadly viruses mysteriously disappeared from a laboratory in Queensland. Among the ...

Masking, distancing and quarantines keep chimpanzees safe from human disease, a new study shows. This is an important finding ...

More than 300 live virus samples went missing from an Australian state-run laboratory in the province of Queensland in what public health officials have deemed a “major breach” of biosecurity ...

Another important consideration is the care of preserved biological samples. Tissues, organs, cadavers and other biological ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Compared to its diagnostic predecessors, LUCAS creates 500-fold stronger and eight-fold longer-lasting bioluminescence signals, overcoming longstanding challenges faced by point-of-care diagnostics.

Learn what a negative HIV test means, why the window period matters, and when you should consider retesting. Essential health ...

For the first time, the extreme variability in dengue fever has been linked to a biological mechanism, potentially opening ...

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Workers who recently lost their jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety say they’re concerned that there’s no plan for managing biological samples tied to research projects.

There are potential implications when losing samples of viruses, particularly as they can be used to create biological weapons or start another global pandemic, but Australian authorities assured ...