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NEWS ABOUT: laboratory

laboratory stories: 6 news summaries

 At Last, Endeavour Reaches ISS 

Shuttle arrives nearly a month late for construction mission

Jul 17, 09 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Space shuttle Endeavour docked today at the International Space Station, an important milestone in its oft-delayed mission, Space.com reports. The crew is scheduled to board the ISS later today. When the Endeavour's seven astronauts climb on, they will push the station's total population to a record-high 13. More »

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NASA • space exploration • construction • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • Kibo • Space Shuttle Endeavour • laboratory • Mark Polansky

Swine Flu Came From
Lab: Researcher

WHO investigates claim that H1N1 arose from human error

May 13, 09 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Health Organization is investigating a claim by an Australian researcher that the swine flu virus may have been created in a laboratory as a result of human error. Adrian Gibbs, who helped develop Tamiflu, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the new strain may have evolved in... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • World Health Organization • epidemiology • influenza • laboratory • swine flu • WHO • H1N1 virus

UCLA Fined
for Fatal Lab
Explosion

Untrained young aide also lacked protective gear, OSHA finds

May 5, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%... More »

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California • death • safety • accident • UCLA • fire • OSHA • safety violations • laboratory

(Newser) - At Harvard and labs across the country, researchers are turning to dogs for clues on how their brains—and ours—work, the Boston Globe reports. “Psychologists have been ignoring animals that were sleeping quietly at their feet,” one professor said, but no longer. Dogs understand pointing better than... More »

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domestication • psychology • Harvard • dog • scientific research • canines • laboratory

(Newser) - Potential good news for Parkinson's patients: An experimental treatment on mice that involves implanting electrodes on the spinal cord had great success, Reuters reports. Mice that received the so-called stimulator were able to move more easily. Human trials are expected to start next year, and they could lead the way... More »

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Parkinson's disease • dopamine • therapy • deep brain stimulation • spinal cord • lab mice • laboratory

ANALYSIS

Would Better Laws Have Caught Salmonella Scare?


Feb 23, 09 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - A third of US states do not require testing of the salmonella bacteria involved in reported illnesses, possibly hampering national efforts to identify outbreaks, MSNBC reports. If testing were mandatory, proponents say, a strain’s widespread dissemination could be more quickly identified and the source more easily pinpointed. But states... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • United States • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • testing • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America • laboratory • mandatory • voluntary

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