Philosophy
This is a great check and balance system in doing science--always examine the testing equipment for stability and in the case of apparatus...calibration.
"The standard lab equipment used by scientists to study subtle chemical reactions and examine biological processes may be compromising their results. A new study found that disposable plastic tubes, pipette tips, and culture plates contain compounds that can leach into common solvents. The study is the first to show how thousands of scientists worldwide may be unwittingly contaminating their experiments with plastic lab equipment."
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Plastic Lab Equipment May Be Distorting Research Results
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I'm currently the chair of my college's Institutional Review Board, the group that has to approve every experiment that involves human subjects on legal and moral grounds. As such I was brought into a conversation about a new requirement from...
- What A Waste...chemist Convicted Of Murder
"Chemist found guilty of murder" by Laura Howes July 17th, 2013 Chemistry World A chemist in the US has been found guilty of killing her husband with thallium obtained from the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) lab where she worked. Tianle Li, 43, was also...
- California Plastic Bags
"California lawmakers pass bill to ban single-use of plastic bags at stores" by Doug Stanglin June 3rd, 2010 ONDEADLINE The California Assembly has approved a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores...
- Plastic Bag Issue--heating Up
Looks like things are getting nasty now. From seattlepi.com... "Seattle bag tax wouldn't reduce garbage" Seattle's proposed 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags would reduce the city's yearly garbage output by just .0014 percent, according...
- Phthalates Or Norman Bates?
Be afraid--VERY AFRAID...not of Norman Bates but of shower curtains made from "phthalates". The American Chemistry Council has announced that such items are harmful...a reversal of an earlier position. Is this micromanagement gone too far. After all,...
Philosophy
Laboratory equipment evaluation
This is a great check and balance system in doing science--always examine the testing equipment for stability and in the case of apparatus...calibration.
"The standard lab equipment used by scientists to study subtle chemical reactions and examine biological processes may be compromising their results. A new study found that disposable plastic tubes, pipette tips, and culture plates contain compounds that can leach into common solvents. The study is the first to show how thousands of scientists worldwide may be unwittingly contaminating their experiments with plastic lab equipment."
More...
Plastic Lab Equipment May Be Distorting Research Results
- Paying The Cost To Be The Boss?
I'm currently the chair of my college's Institutional Review Board, the group that has to approve every experiment that involves human subjects on legal and moral grounds. As such I was brought into a conversation about a new requirement from...
- What A Waste...chemist Convicted Of Murder
"Chemist found guilty of murder" by Laura Howes July 17th, 2013 Chemistry World A chemist in the US has been found guilty of killing her husband with thallium obtained from the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) lab where she worked. Tianle Li, 43, was also...
- California Plastic Bags
"California lawmakers pass bill to ban single-use of plastic bags at stores" by Doug Stanglin June 3rd, 2010 ONDEADLINE The California Assembly has approved a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores...
- Plastic Bag Issue--heating Up
Looks like things are getting nasty now. From seattlepi.com... "Seattle bag tax wouldn't reduce garbage" Seattle's proposed 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags would reduce the city's yearly garbage output by just .0014 percent, according...
- Phthalates Or Norman Bates?
Be afraid--VERY AFRAID...not of Norman Bates but of shower curtains made from "phthalates". The American Chemistry Council has announced that such items are harmful...a reversal of an earlier position. Is this micromanagement gone too far. After all,...