Bioscience
Life at the jolt: New insights into fuel cell that uses bacteria to generate electricity
[Source: Arizona State University] – Researchers at the Biodesign Institute are using the tiniest organisms on the planet ‘bacteria’ as a viable option to make electricity. In a new study featured in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering, lead author Andrew Kato Marcus and colleagues Cesar Torres and Bruce Rittmann have gained critical insights that may […]ASU Biodesign Institute hosts Fast Plants Training, Feb. 7 & Mar. 7
The growing of Fast Plants through complete life cycles, seed to seed, can provide students basic biological concepts that can be transferred directly to understanding themselves as individual organisms. Teachers encouraged to attend training on either February 7 or March 7, 2009 at ASU Biodesign Institute.
Alzheimer’s group, drug firm in deal
[ Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] – Banner Alzheimer’s Institute has struck a pact with a British pharmaceutical company to test brain-imaging technology in Arizona that researchers say may yield more clues and treatments to Alzheimer’s disease. Banner scientists will test a molecule developed by London-based AstraZeneca that could help measure harmful protein deposits […]Why don’t we get cancer all the time?
[Source: ScienceDaily] – The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research. Having the neighboring cell just split into two identical daughter cells would seem to be the simplest way to keep bodies from falling apart. However that would be a recipe for uncontrolled growth, said […]ASU’s law school offering class addressing nanotechnology
[Source: AZCentral.com] – The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Arizona State University is offering Nanotechnology and the Law, a course geared toward graduate students in public policy, bioengineering, biomedicine, justice studies and political science, as well as law. Nanotechnology, a growing science with huge implications for health, safety, quality of life and the environment, […]March 13 is deadline for next round of SFAz K-12 education grants
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) plans to make K-12 investments in 2008 in three complementary areas to advance education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM): Institutes focus on building STEM skill sets essential for entering the workforce; Centers focus on recruiting, training, and retaining teachers; and Programs focus on motivating students and teachers through innovative […]Spring 2008 Arizona Town Hall to address recruitment and retention of teachers
On April 27-30, the 92nd Arizona Town Hall will convene in Prescott around the topic of Arizona’s teachers. The University of Arizona, under the direction of Dean Ron Marx, is currently developing the background report; and Town Hall staff and board are in the process of identifying potential Town Hall participants. If you are interested […]Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap: A Snapshot at the Midpoint
A string of developments are reshaping the bioscience landscape across Arizona, from the construction of new research facilities and the recruitment of key scientists, to the founding of new biotech firms and increased attention to quality K-12 science and math education. Together, the advances represent dramatic progress on Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap, a ten-year strategy that has now reached its midpoint.
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) applications sought
What does it take to effectively interest and prepare students as participants in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future? What are the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that students need in order to participate productively in the changing workforce in STEM, particularly in STEM-related information and communication technology (ICT) areas? How […]For information about Bioscience, please contact:
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