Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Genes May Hold The Keys To How Humans Learn

[Source: Science Daily] New research is giving scientists fresh insights into how genetics are a prime factor in how we learn. Michael Frank, an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Laboratory for Neural Computation and Cognition at The University of Arizona, headed a team whose results are reported in the Oct. 1 issue […]

[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center]

Banner Health merges with Sun Health

[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] Banner Health plans to merge with Sun City’s Sun Health hospital network in a deal that would expand the reach and power of the Valley’s largest hospital group.Banner, which now operates eight Valley hospitals, has agreed to acquire assets valued at about $400 million from the Sun Health network, […]

Plant scientist Richard Jorgensen honored

The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) recently announced the recipients of its 2007 awards, presented at their annual meeting this summer in Chicago, Illinois. Richard Jorgensen, a professor in the UA Department of Plant Sciences, was designated a member of the 2007 inaugural class of ASPB Fellows. Established in 2007, the Fellow of ASPB […]

New leads for cancer drugs

Tumor cells don’t play by the rules that other cells have to follow. They grow and multiply unchecked because the mechanisms that regulate cell growth and program cell death have been turned off, making the renegade cells immortal. Cancer researchers are focusing on the role of particular enzymes involved in this biochemical malfunction to find […]

Space germs could yield earthly cures

[Source: Phil Berardelli; ScienceNOW] — Bacteria that have been launched into space become deadlier than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new study. The finding may provide fresh insights on how to combat bugs right here on terra firma. Space agencies around the world are beginning to plan missions to the moon and eventually to […]

SFAz graduate fellowship program enters second cycle

The push by Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) to seed the state's universities with a new complement of talented graduate-student researchers is entering its second phase. SFAz has released a list of its 2007 Graduate Research Fellows—roughly half of which are engaging bioscience-related research—and has announced an expanded program for 2008.

Mesa biotech teacher champions hands-on, cutting-edge learning

Over the past four years, Xan Simonson has led a revolution in the way biotechnology is taught in the Mesa Public Schools. Next up: spreading the word and building a statewide contingent of expertly prepared teachers to facilitate students' exploration of cutting-edge science.

Ribomed to leave downtown Phoenix site for San Diego

In the spring of 2005, with the current vision of the downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus just taking shape, a small, pioneering biotech company set up shop in downtown Phoenix. That firm, Ribomed Biotechnologies, is now on its way out of Arizona. Its story illustrates the dynamic give and take in the state's emerging bioscience industry.

ASU working to cancel out math apathy

[Source: Ryan Gabrielson, East Valley Tribune] — ASU student Nicole Bernardo is convinced her mind isn