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Palm Beach State receives $375,000 grant to boost science instruction

February 6, 2012
biotech

Palm Beach State College has received a $375,000 Quantum Foundation grant to better align the Palm Beach County school district …Read the Rest

New procedure rapidly induces nerve regeneration in mammals

February 4, 2012
biotech

Texas scientists believe a new procedure to repair severed nerves could result in patients recovering in days or weeks, rather …Read the Rest

Alzheimer’s May Spread by ‘Jumping’ from One Brain Region to Another

February 2, 2012
biotech

A new study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers demonstrates that abnormal tau protein, a key feature of the …Read the Rest

UF studies show promise for biological control methods against insects

January 31, 2012
biotech

For years, scientists have tried to use environmentally friendly fungi to control fire ant infestations. But the ants’ social behaviors …Read the Rest

Implantable device recharged by music

January 27, 2012
biotech

The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed …Read the Rest

Researchers induce Alzheimer’s neurons from pluripotent stem cells

January 26, 2012
biotech

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers have, for the first time, created stem cell-derived, in vitro models …Read the Rest

Are mechanical changes in cells responsible for cancer progression?

January 26, 2012
biotech

Your colleagues in chemical engineering have been busy. Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Chemical Engineering …Read the Rest

Beware of viruses bearing gifts

January 26, 2012
biotech

MIT researchers have discovered that certain photosynthetic ocean bacteria should beware of viruses bearing gifts: These viruses are carrying genetic …Read the Rest

BIO says we’re Built to Last

January 26, 2012
biotech

“We commend President Obama’s call for creating an economy that is ‘built to last.’ says BIO President and CEO Jim …Read the Rest

First 3D image of individual protein

January 26, 2012
biotech

At the Molecular Foundry, Berkeley Lab’s nanotechnology research center, When Gang Ren has pushed his Zeiss Libra 120 Cryo-Tem microscope …Read the Rest