Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State health officials on Friday disclosed an incident at a state lab that revealed cross-contamination of test samples, drawing into scrutiny at least 52 drug cases ...

ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears ...

A plastic plate used by forensic labs worldwide was identified as the source of a contamination which led the county to shut down the lab for several weeks. The forensic science lab in Hennepin County ...

Mycoplasma contamination is prevalent in cell culture labs: in one study, researchers identified mycoplasma contamination in 11% of the 10,000 cell lines they tested (Olarerin-George et al. 2015).

Contamination in manufacturing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention test for the coronavirus caused weeks of delays that slowed the US response to the pandemic, multiple health officials ...

Mycoplasmas are a genus of bacteria that can contaminate cell cultures when preventative measures are not taken. They are antibiotic resistant and can penetrate sterilizing-grade filters due to their ...