An apparent coronavirus strain that combines mutations from both the Omicron and Delta variants is likely to be the result of laboratory contamination, scientists have said. Fears emerged over the ...

Deltacron, the reported new variant of COVID-19 said to combine both delta and omicron variants, has sparked a reaction of skepticism from world health experts. Scientists have expressed their doubts ...

A researcher in Cyprus has reportedly discovered a new strain of the coronavirus that combines the Delta and Omicron variants. But some experts say the cases are more likely to be the result of lab ...

(AP) — Laboratory tests of ByHeart infant formula confirmed some samples were contaminated with the type of bacteria that has sickened more than 30 babies in a growing infant botulism outbreak, the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State health officials on Friday disclosed an incident at a state lab that revealed cross-contamination of test samples, drawing into scrutiny at least 52 drug cases ...

Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

Contamination from a firefighting foam has been found at Brookhaven National Laboratory, raising concerns from an advisory group that a soon-to-be-regulated chemical has spread off-site to private ...

ST. PAUL — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears ...

A Santa Fe neighborhood was evacuated Friday as police tackled what they believed was a meth lab.Authorities with the Santa Fe Police Department said they received a call Friday afternoon about a ...

An accidental cross-contamination event has placed a scientist and around 52 cases related to cocaine under intense scrutiny. The scientist failed to identify a substance in a blind test correctly, ...

Laboratory tests of ByHeart infant formula confirmed some samples were contaminated with the type of bacteria that has sickened more than 30 babies in a growing infant botulism outbreak, the company ...