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China's first high level biosafety laboratory has been accredited and will be formally put into service, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Friday. The lab will enable Chinese scientists to research live Ebola viruses and other highly contagious and infectious diseases.

When Dr. Erin Shortlidge became part of Portland State’s biology department in fall 2015, she was put in charge of a new sort of science project: how to effectively absorb and share scientific information with others who may not be familiar with or trusting of science.

Kate Rubins, a virologist turned astronaut, heads to the ISS this month to monitor more than 250 experiments, including genetic sequencing