For years, headlines have warned that our blood, brains, and even unborn children are riddled with microscopic plastic. Now a ...

TORONTO -- A group of scientists warned Thursday that disposable plastic laboratory equipment -- such as test tubes and pipette tips -- may exude compounds that can interact with solutions or cells ...

Using plastic lab equipment can skew or ruin the results of medical experiments, a new study finds. Researchers identified two classes of chemical compounds in commonly-used plastic lab ware that ...

Every year researchers use millions of pieces of plastic equipment. To avoid contaminating experiments, they are used once and then discarded. A new start-up company, founded by a graduate from the ...

When choosing between laboratory glass bottles and plastic containers, the decision depends on the specific requirements of ...