Dr. Anita Koshy sees a common and typically harmless brain parasite as a potential key to unlocking secrets of neurobiology that can be used to intervene in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.Continue reading
Category Archives: BioScience
Biotech Crops vs. Pests: Successes, Failures From the First Billion Acres
A new global assessment helps scientists explain why genetically modified crops have suppressed some pests for longer than a decade, while others adapted in a few years.Continue reading
AHA Moment: Branding The Biosciences in Arizona
Arizona is home to a leading “emerging bioscience sector”…yet for most non-Arizonans, and many residents of the state, the industry and its value as a scientific and economic contributor is still unrecognized. Continue reading
Next-generation sequencing could emerge as new standard of testing in cancer research and care – analysis from BioPharm Insight
Need for more trained biostatisticians to understand genetic data
CUSTOM study is first completed prospective trial using genetic analysis alone to assign cancer treatment
TGen conducting advanced melanoma study evaluating genomic-sequencing guided treatment and outcomesContinue reading
Opportunity Alert: Stem Cells in Space
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) announced the release of it latest Request for Proposals (RFP) for non-embryonic STEM CELL research on the International Space Station National Laboratory.Continue reading
Modern Super Slueths Take on the DNA Mystery of the Black Plague
Modern lab reaches across the ages to resolve plague DNA debateContinue reading
TGen and Riddell Announce Partnership for Biomarker Study of Concussive Injuries
Riddell’s Sideline Response System to provide real-time head impact data on athletes, combined with TGen’s molecular clues from players with concussions to unlock keys to monitoring of head injuryContinue reading
Carnivorous Plant Throws Out ‘Junk’ DNA
The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort plant contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life. UA researchers helped solve the puzzle by providing specialized genome analyses and computational software.Continue reading
Yulex Grants UA $3M for Research in Breeding Guayule
UA Receives $3M Grant for Sustainable Biorubber ProductionContinue reading
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