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The White House has issued new rules aimed at companies that manufacture synthetic DNA after years of warnings that a pathogen made with mail-order genetic material could accidentally or intentionally spark the next pandemic.The rules,…

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Spring is a prime time for exercise. Kids are hitting the soccer and baseball fields and adults are trying to cram in as many pre-summer gym sessions as possible. You should incorporate your athletic gear into this year’s big spring…

Reckitt, one of the main formula manufacturers in the U.S., announced a voluntary recall for two batches of their infant formula for the possibility of cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii, a potentially dangerous bacteria. The…

About a month ago I found a two-for-one deal on tri-tip steaks, and I bought a whole bunch. Having recently read an article claiming one can dry age steaks by simply leaving them in the refrigerator for an extended period of time, I decided…

“Soaking the dishes” has become shorthand for “not actually doing the dishes,” and for the most part, that’s accurate. Lots of people assume soap works like a solvent, so if you just fill a crusty pot with soapy water, it’ll magically…

In the opening of HBO’s The Last of Us, a couple of scientists on a 1960s-era interview show debate the possibility of a fungus-driven pandemic destroying humanity. It not only sets the tone for the show, it makes you wonder if something…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging people to stop issuing and using EzriCare Artificial Tears while they investigate dozens of bacterial infections that have left three people permanently blind and one dead,…