Last year more than 24,000 farmers and gardeners requested soil sample testing through MU Extension. This year, the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory in Mumford Hall is making it simpler and cheaper ...

The image of the real SAR-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has become ubiquitous. But creating a fake one could be a crucial part of fighting the pandemic. Credit: Shutterstock / CKA When Dr. Soo ...

The USDA is planning to reduce some Salmonella testing for poultry products for the coming fiscal year, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In a 33-page sampling plan for fiscal year 2024, the ...

The FDA today reported it did not find any troublesome E. coli or Salmonella strains in samples of romaine collected for a special investigation program, but the agency cautioned that the samples ...

The primary method for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) testing remains the well-established RT-PCR test: yet, the sample preparation phase consumes a lot of time – using a swab to extract cell material from the ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, a new Covid-19 test has been authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. The new test allows for patients to collect their own samples using Pixel by ...