A new lab at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History allows scientists to process and study ancient DNA. Pamela Tuchscherer The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History designed ...

A work stoppage at a Fort Detrick lab — prompted earlier this year by a hole in a hazmat suit — was lifted in late October and research is expected to resume in the coming months, according to the ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian government will review the use of a suit designed to shield laboratory workers from dangers such as the Ebola virus after an employee found a tear following ...

The damaging impacts of ionizing radiation on biological tissues are well documented. Since its discovery, mankind has worked to safeguard the public and the army in the case of the employment of ...

After years of neighborhood battles, Boston University has won approval to conduct biosafety level 4 research. In layman's terms, that means they can now study the world's deadliest pathogens at the ...