How to increase the resiliency of biotechnology organizations in the face of emergency risks

From mouth pipetting to automated liquid handling, life-science labs have gotten much safer over the past three decades.

Readers reveal research mishaps

Reddit users share the worst mishaps they’ve witnessed while working in the lab.

Federal officials suspend research on certain pathogens at Tulane University following the escape of potentially dangerous bacteria from a high-security lab.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist who accidentally leaked H5N1 into a benign strain of avian influenza may have been rushing off to a meeting.

After a string of incidents leading to lab closures and a moratorium on the transfer of select agents, US labs are reassessing safety threats within their own walls.

Following recent high-profile safety lapses in government labs, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a moratorium on movement of biological materials from BSL-3 and BSL-4 facilities.