Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Arizona lawmakers look to ban human-animal embryos

[Source: Mike Sunnucks ,Phoenix Business Journal] – Two Arizona members of the U.S. House of Representatives want to prohibit the creation of human-animal embryos and the use of the hybrid embryonic mix for medical and scientific research. U.S. Reps. Rick Renzi and Trent Franks back a federal bill barring human-animal hybrids in the U.S. Renzi […]

Science Foundation Arizona to house new Arizona STEM Center, seeks Executive Director

[Source: Science Foundation Arizona] — Science Foundation Arizona will be the home of a new Arizona STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Center, which will be called InnovAZ. InnovAZ has evolved from an initiative of the National Governor

More Universities Hasten Bioinformatics Discoveries Using High-Performance SGI Solutions

[Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall/] – SGIC high-performance compute (HPC) systems have long been a fixture in universities throughout the world, speeding time to discovery across a wide range of disciplines. SGI shared-memory servers can be found in university research facilities throughout the world, but a new trend is prompting universities to migrate from smaller systems that serve […]

The fresh fish myth: fish farming in the desert

[Source: Ashli Woods, Inside Tucson Business] – Kevin Fitzsimmons

UA Researchers Create a Leaner, Greener Computer Cluster

[Source: University of Arizona Communications] – A shared computer cluster at The University of Arizona is significantly reducing both the environmental impact and the energy costs of campus computing. The computer cluster is cooled by chilled water instead of air conditioning. As a result the data center at the UA’s University Information Technology Services, known […]

A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation

[Source: KERIDWEN CORNELIUS, NYTimes.com] – Three-year-old Grace Webster perches on the operating table, tiny and cold, covered only by a diaper and her sandy-blond Raggedy Ann hair. Her blue eyes gaze warily at the monster-size machines sprouting tube tentacles that encircle her

Some experts see fatty microbes as ideal power source

[Source: Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic] – The lowly cyanobacterium isn’t much to look at, but the simple life form thought to have originally created the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere could be on the verge of making another dramatic impact on the planet: transforming the oil business. Arizona State University researchers are exploring how one […]

Researchers close in on new melanoma gene

[Source: TGen] – Genome-wide study rapidly scans DNA for clues, narrows search It has long been known that prolonged exposure to the suns harmful UV rays can lead to Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An unanswered question, however, is why some people are more likely to develop melanoma than others. Despite years of […]

UA oncologist receives $1M endowed chair

[Source: FAYANA RICHARDS, Tucson Citizen] – A University of Arizona professor of medicine was awarded the $1 million John Norton Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the Arizona Cancer Center. The gift was made to the UA Foundation. The chair will go to oncologist Dr. Frederick “Rick” Ahmann, professor of medicine and surgery. “Virtually […]

New Study Links Fate Of Personal Care Products To Environmental Pollution And Human Health Concerns

[Source: ScienceDaily] – Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns. Two […]