According to the FDA, the tubes are not being produced in conformity with good manufacturing practice and have led to false positive lead test results.

A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, University of Michigan researchers have discovered—upending ...

The rear ground floor of a semi-detached house is completely alight, as well as the next door neighbour's ground floor conservatory. They added: "Our crews are tackling a fire in the rear of a ...

Bioengineers from UC San Diego developed a simple technique of using bacteria as living test tubes to study human gene mutations and rapidly screen chemicals for their potential drug use. Image credit ...

Virat Kohli has told the Indian cricket board (BCCI) that he wishes to retire from Test cricket, but top officials have asked him to reconsider the decision, The Indian Express has learnt. “He has ...

Many of the updates to the test are relatively minor, though the minimum requirement in some events, like the two-mile run, will change more substantially. The most significant shift is that the ...

A design for an air-cooled test tube, with a series of modular and movable rings (cylindrical “crystallization comb”), installed in a laboratory crucible furnace is presented. The setup allows easy ...

Canada will test its emergency alert system, Alert Ready, across the country on Wednesday. Alert Ready is Canada’s emergency alerting system which delivers critical and potentially life-saving ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing traces of psychedelic snuff and tobacco. The presence of the "snuff tubes ...

North American polystyrene prices dropped an average of 5 cents per pound in April, largely because of lower feedstock costs. Market sources said PS makers in the region attempted to limit the ...

Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to rapidly check on human gene changes and also screen chemicals as potential drugs by turning everyday ...

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate test observes how quickly red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. During normal circumstances, these cells descend slowly through the plasma.