Read more laboratory stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/38573/laboratory.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64673/at-last-endeavour-reaches-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpace shuttle Endeavour docked today at the International Space Station, an important milestone in its oft-delayed mission, Space.com reports. The crew is scheduled to board the ISS later today. When the Endeavour's seven astronauts climb on, they will push the station's total population to a record-high 13.http://www.newser.com/story/64673/at-last-endeavour-reaches-iss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 13:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization is investigating a claim by an Australian researcher that the swine flu virus may have been created in a laboratory as a result of human error. Adrian Gibbs, who helped develop Tamiflu, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the new strain may have evolved in...http://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 4:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58084/ucla-fined-for-fatal-lab-explosion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times . Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%...http://www.newser.com/story/58084/ucla-fined-for-fatal-lab-explosion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 5:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56062/researchers-hope-canine-brain-holds-clues-to-ours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt Harvard and labs across the country, researchers are turning to dogs for clues on how their brains—and ours—work, the Boston Globe reports. “Psychologists have been ignoring animals that were sleeping quietly at their feet,” one professor said, but no longer. Dogs understand pointing better than even our...http://www.newser.com/story/56062/researchers-hope-canine-brain-holds-clues-to-ours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 14:40:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPotential good news for Parkinson's patients: An experimental treatment on mice that involves implanting electrodes on the spinal cord had great success, Reuters reports. Mice that received the so-called stimulator were able to move more easily. Human trials are expected to start next year, and they could lead the way...http://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51586/would-better-laws-have-caught-salmonella-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA third of US states do not require testing of the salmonella bacteria involved in reported illnesses, possibly hampering national efforts to identify outbreaks, MSNBC reports. If testing were mandatory, proponents say, a strain’s widespread dissemination could be more quickly identified and the source more easily pinpointed. But states without...http://www.newser.com/story/51586/would-better-laws-have-caught-salmonella-scare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 18:33:00 CST