Scientists and engineers are constantly looking for ways to better our world. Synthetic biology is an emerging field with promise for improving our ability to manufacture chemicals, develop ...

Cartersville-based Phoenix Air is preparing to test a new containment system that can fly four contagious patients in a Boeing 747 cargo jet, as it expands its mission beyond the Ebola transports it ...

Who is required to take this course? Do you work in a biological research laboratory? If so, this course is strongly recommended for a one-time completion; however, if there are significant changes in ...

Western Michigan University recognizes the importance of supporting a broad spectrum of research activities. Cognizant that these activities may be accompanied by some risks, the University requires ...

Covid-19, which is often compared to the flu pandemic of 1918, has been called a once-in-a-generation event. But the outbreak of MERS and SARS in recent years shows just how frequent emerging diseases ...

NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 26, 2014) -- A containment system used to quarantine Ebola virus patients being transported out of West Africa was developed with help from the Natick Soldier Research, Development ...

Negative pressure systems help keep dangerous pathogens contained in laboratories and hospital rooms. Given the potentially dire results should microbes escape one of these containment facilities, ...

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers demonstrated biological bacteriophage containment and synthetic engineering. Study: Synthetic ...

Great Neck, N.Y.-based North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System plans to develop a biological containment unit to bolster its preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks. North Shore ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered organism that can effectively ...