Chemistry is a laboratory science and can be most effectively taught by including robust hands-on laboratory experiences for students at both the middle and high school levels. This perspective ...

Science is a process of discovery. In the laboratory, students conduct experiments, solve problems, and use the scientific method. Collectively, a laboratory experience should be experiential with ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Moisés A. Bernal, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Auburn University, is collaborating with researchers Kathleen Lotterhos (Northeast University), Megan Phifer-Rixey ...

An ill newborn’s life is hanging by a thread, and only the right diagnosis will afford her the treatment that may save her life. A cancer patient’s therapy can be tailored to the specific type of ...

A student in an Advanced Placement biology class might dissect a fetal pig to study internal organs and the skeleton. But can a student get the same level of experience from a virtual dissection ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken university education, with most teaching moved off campus and students learning online at home. But a cornerstone of undergraduate science education has been a ...

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) laboratory testing has changed how people think about their health data. Patients no longer wait for ...