Soo Chan Lee is senior research associate in molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke University. Here he explains how scientists are uncovering entirely new species of fungi and dissecting their ...

For half a century, barcodes have provided a uniform approach to inventory management. Using parallel bars of varying widths against a plain background, barcodes assign a unique numerical value to ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Article reviewed by Ninning Liu, PhD from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Similar to retail stores that use standardized ...

Someone’s hard work can be another’s stepping-stone to success! Barcode was the brainchild of Norman Joseph Woodland, but it is George Laurer who is credited for bringing the idea to fruition.

This post originally appeared on Kao Collins' The Ink Tank. The invention of the barcode for marking and coding was ahead of its time in 1952 when it was granted a patent. Norman Joseph Woodland and ...

Wedge barcode scanners and serial barcode scanners both connect to a PC to scan barcodes into the system. They do not, however, work the same way and each has advantages and disadvantages. This ...

I n August 2012, Dr. Ellen Jorgensen flew to Alaska's Skolai Valley to pick wildflowers. A lot of wildflowers, in fact — more than 200 plant samples — were gathered by her and her team from this ...

When it comes to choosing the right barcode medication administration system, industry experts advise prospective customers to take a close look at what electronic medical record they select. "You ...