Journey of an Instrument

Journey of an Instrument

Have you ever wondered how a surgical instrument gets to the operating room (OR) or what happens to it once the surgery is over? How does it get cleaned and sterilized so that it’s ready for another surgery? Let’s follow an instrument on its journey from one procedure...
Researchers assemble first complete Y chromosome sequence

Researchers assemble first complete Y chromosome sequence

CREDIT: NIH/NHGRI An international research team has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length,...
CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage

CDC weighs risk of BA.2.86 COVID-19 lineage

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its initial risk assessment of the BA.2.86 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, which says tests and treatments will likely be effective and that updated vaccines will still be able to reduce severe disease and...