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According to influenza research done by the US Center for Disease Control (US CDC), the flu vaccine is only 59% effective this year. The press release states that this is comparable to previous years' vaccine effectiveness. With the seriousness of influenza from...
Sterility assurance level (SAL) refers to the probability of a microorganism surviving the sterilization process, making the item non-sterile. Currently, a SAL of 10–6 is considered acceptable. Read more about the sterility assurance level HERE. To achieve...
What is DGA? Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) is a diagnostic technique widely used in the maintenance and assessment of electrical transformers. This method involves analyzing the gases dissolved in transformer oil, which are byproducts of chemical reactions occurring...
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a laboratory test done to measure and detect blood antibodies through changing colors. It is one of the many different types of Immunoassays. ELISA assays are used to detect the presence of specific substances, usually...
Recently, Contract Laboratory, Inc. received a request for a physical laboratory in Asia for Wind Tunnel Testing of an airfoil section using a 1/2 scale model for testing in an opened-ended wind tunnel. A wind tunnel in an instrument designed to research the...
This week's featured microbe is canine parvovirus, also referred to as CPV or just parvo. Parvo is a highly contagious and life threatening disease for dogs. It attacks the intestinal tract and white blood cells, and in young dogs will attack the heart causing...
Thermoluminescence (TL) testing is a powerful scientific technique used to date ceramics, minerals, and sediments. This method, which measures the amount of light released when a sample is heated, provides invaluable insights into the age of archaeological finds...
Contract Laboratory receives many requests from cosmetics and food companies for outsourcing their microbiology testing. Many of these companies want testing according to FDA BAM Standards. BAM stands for the FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM). It is a US...
A breakthrough in big data processing helps trace chemicals in complex mixtures Peer-Reviewed Publication NEWS RELEASE 8-MAR-2023 INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (IOCB PRAGUE) PrintEmail App IMAGE: TOMÁŠ...
Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy Research and Development Cell and gene therapy are similar fields of biomedical research aimed at treating genetic diseases and are often combined in treatment. Cell therapy was introduced in the 1940s during the first blood...
The US Food and Drug Administration defines biologics as "a wide range of products such as vaccines, blood and blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapy, tissues, and recombinant therapeutic proteins...composed of sugars, proteins, or nucleic acids...
The field of toxicology is a branch of science that "helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and the environment." The field of toxicology has evolved from focusing on chemicals and poisons to...
Anthrax Bacteria is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. It causes a serious infectious disease in humans that come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. To prevent the spread, Infectious Disease Laboratories...
Fusarium oxysporum Testing: An Overview Fusarium oxysporum represents a vast group of fungal strains, some of which are pathogenic to plants, causing wilts, rots, and various other diseases across a wide range of host species. This fungus is soil-borne and has a...
The Erichsen 430P, a scratch hardness tester, is a motorized testing instrument used to test the resistance to scratches and cuts that plastic or varnished surfaces have. It tests panels of differing thicknesses by performing single, parallel, and cross-cuts....
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