Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Three institutes move tissue banking to the forefront of Arizona science

As research efforts in the country and state continue to grow rapidly, the demand for tissue samples has grown in tandem. Tissue repositories, which collect tissue specimens for clinical studies, have become the answer to that need. Thus, a little-known practice has quietly become a vital component of Arizona's bioscience industry, building vital infrastructure and bolstering the state's research reputation nationwide.

Arizona gears up for international bioscience expo

The Arizona BioIndustry Association and the Arizona Department of Commerce (ADOC) have teamed with public and private partners statewide to promote Arizona's bioscience industry at BIO 2007, the world's largest annual conference and exposition devoted to the biotechnology industry.

To start off your work week, some bio humor!

Gifted kids, others interact in Honeywell Aerospace Challenge

[Source: Doug Carroll, Arizona Republic] — It must be one of the more unusual e-mails ever received by the Gilbert Police Department: “I am trying to determine how much law enforcement is needed for our space station. Could you tell me the ratio of officers to residents in Gilbert?” The query came from one of […]

Optical illusion: Stare at the dot in the middle, then move your eyes close to the screen

12 Tucson area teachers are honored for students’ high achievement

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C-Path chooses new director, members for drug safety consortium

Critical Path Institute (C-Path) has named a director for the Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC) and announced seven new member institutions. The consortium pulls together some of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies to share laboratory practices in order to predict the safety of new treatments and evaluate methods. FDA scientists participate in the project in […]

AZIMASE now working to prepare students to succeed in the “New Arizona”

The Arizona Initiative in Math & Science Education (AZIMASE) will be a campaign in which higher education, business, K-12 schools and teacher organizations, philanthropies, and state government will act together to upgrade the quality and outcomes of math and science education for all Arizona students, K-20. AZIMASE aims to develop an education system that routinely […]

To start off your work week, some bio humor!

New survey says that Arizonans expect an economy based on science and technology

A statewide survey shows that Arizonans “regardless of location, income, education, or gender” are convinced that science and technology will deliver on high-paying jobs, personal benefits, and solutions to environmental and health problems. The results of this first-ever, in-depth study are presented in “Arizonans’ Attitudes toward Science, Technology, and Their Effects on the Economy,” a […]