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Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

Epic fail

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The Great Flask-tastrophe

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A Matter of Molecular Attraction

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Right Protein, Wrong Pattern

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A Miscalculated Step

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The Poster Projector

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The Mysterious Western Blot Message

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The Christmas Mix-up

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A Ticking Firebomb

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The Oligo Was a No Go

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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