When Erica Barnell was an MD/PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis, she met a woman who had stage four colorectal cancer (CRC). The woman was only 52 years old—more than a decade younger ...

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted people.

Optimizing PCR assays for assay development (AD) workflows typically involves a range of interdependent factors. These include thermocycling conditions, enzyme levels, buffer chemistry, and ...

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to ...

Two former employees of a leading international testing laboratory used by major Australian sunscreen brands have blown the whistle on alleged questionable data and incorrect testing practices, amid ...

A widely used, inaccurate test is causing false positives, leading to unnecessary antibiotic treatments and drug resistance ...

Alarm about sunscreens was first sounded in June when the consumer advocacy group Choice tested 20 popular products marketed as SPF50 or higher and found that 16 fell far short of providing the ...

Australian regulators have confirmed that nearly 20 new sunscreen brands have been withdrawn from sale after tests showed they fell far short of their advertised levels of protection, deepening a ...

A sunscreen scandal in Australia is continuing to grow, with 18 products now pulled from shelves in the skin cancer hotspot over safety concerns. Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found ...

The Spanish plastics recycler says its new Ciclicnxt product is designed for brand owners and plastic converters seeking “reliable, traceable and high-quality” recycled polyolefins.

GCR has introduced CICLICNXT®, a next-generation line of certified, high-performance post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyolefins, engineered to meet the rigorous demands of industrial-scale production ...