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From the minimal risk of BSL-1 to the extreme precautions of BSL-4, each level represents a carefully calibrated set of standards to ensure that scientific work can proceed without compromising safety.
Need anti-viral testing and research? Contract Laboratory receives many requests for anti-viral testing. Today, we received a request from a University Medical researcher needing a laboratory for conducting In-Vitro testing of a polyherbal formulation against H1N1...
Medical device irritation testing is a highly regulated industry (read more about medical device cleaning and validation) with requirements for cleaning, sterilization, reprocessing, and irritation testing. Similar to biocompatibility, irritation testing determines...
Explore the importance of DNA purification, the various methods used, and the critical factors that influence the quality and yield of purified DNA.
Biocompatibility testing is commonly done for medical devices with testing ranging from screening of new materials to safety evaluations. The term "biocompatibility" refers to the compatibility of materials with living tissue. Biocompatibility testing is required...
Advances in cytokine testing are paving the way for more personalized and effective treatment plans.
Genetics and genomics testing are tests that involve genetic material. Though similar, genetics and genomics are actually quite different. Genetics is the study of single genes and how they affect a person, while genomics is the study of all an organism's genes....
On November 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its 14th Report on Carcinogens, or RoC. This report includes 248 chemicals, agents, substances, viruses, etc, that are known to, or have reason to believe, cause cancer in humans. Five...
Medical device testing is of major importance to companies and manufacturers as a device failure can cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. Medical device testing helps to ensure kinks or vulnerabilities are worked out before the device reaches the...
Microbiology is the study of living organisms too small to be seen by the naked eye, like bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and algae, also known as microbes. Microbes play important roles in food, bodily functions, biodegradation, control of disease, and even...
Genetic markers are bits of genetic material, like genes or a DNA sequence, that are easily identifiable and used in laboratories as a way to tell apart cells, individuals, and species. Gene markers are often used to research and study relationships between an...
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction qPCR is a laboratory technique used to detect a specific DNA sequence or sequences. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction qPCR is common in both scientific research and diagnostics for detecting the presence of...
Looking for medical device testing? On March 12, 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration released a final guidance for medical device reprocessing entitled "Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling” This guidance was...
The FDA is continually working to improve patient outcomes by including patients as well as their comfort and safety in the development of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices. A relatively new law, the 21st Century Cures Act, was designed as a way to bring...
Candida is a type of yeast that causes most types of fungal infections and is the cause of most bloodstream infections. Though normal amounts of candida are often harmless, if an overgrowth occurs it can cause infection in people and animals such as candidiasis,...
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