BioEngineering 20th Anniversary UCSD 20th Anniversary of Department of Bioengineering Friday, April 11th, 2014 5:00pm - 6:30pm UCSD. By: Calit2ube … Continue reading →

"Today I was proud to sign the nation's first law requiring GMO labeling," Shumlin, a Democrat, said in a statement posted on his Facebook page Thursday afternoon. "Vermonters and Americans have the right to know what is in their food. It's common sense. There is no doubt those opposed to this measure will put up a fight." The new law is the first in the nation to require a state to begin labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients no matter how other states' lawmakers decide to address the issue. Connecticut and Maine had already passed GMO labeling laws, but the launch of their labeling regimes does not begin unless other states pass similar bills. GMO critics say that there has not been enough testing done on genetically modified seeds and crops, and point to studies suggesting that they could harm the environment and human health. They also argue that consumers have a right to know what they are eating, pointing to individual countries and localities, including New Zealand, Tasmania in Australia and California's Mendocino, Trinity and Marin counties, that have banned the planting and cultivation of GMO crops. Under the new law, the Green Mountain State will begin requiring … Continue reading →

LIHUE A 2004 graduate of Kauai High School is making waves for his discoveries related to cone sea snails and their venom. Chino Cabalteja, a masters student in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering at UH Manoa, received the 2014 UHM Student Excellence in Research Award. The recognition comes from the students work in Dr. Jon Paul Binghams lab in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, according to a press release. Im very honored to have received this award, Cabalteja said. Its not every day that you get recognized for something that you love doing. Hopefully, it motivates me to strive harder and contribute back to the community some day. Cabalteja was honored last week during a campus-wide ceremony and will be recognized again on Friday during CTAHRs awards banquet at the Ala Moana Hotel. Described as a lab superstar by one of his student colleagues, Cabalteja is currently researching the bioengineering of conotoxins, bioactive peptides from the venom of Conus sea snails, the college wrote in a release. Cone snail venom is being investigated for its many possible applications, from the potential design of drugs with specific pharmacological properties to agricultural pesticides. Instead of having to … Continue reading →

Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) May 08, 2014 Water is a factor in most human illness reports Gerald Pollack, PhD, Professor of Bioengineering at University of Washington. While most people are aware that many diseases will cause the body to become dehydrated, Pollack goes one step farther. Recent research by Pollack suggests that the presence of disease can actually change the basic molecular structure of the water contained within each of the bodys estimated 50 trillion cells. According to Pollack, this has profound implications for our understanding of illness. Pollack made his comments during a guest appearance on the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio show on Voice America, while being interviewed by Sharon Kleyne on the live show of May 5, 2014. Gerald Pollack, PhD, is a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Pollacks research focus is the physical make-up of water, and waters utilization by the human body. His latest book is The Fourth Phase of Water (Ebner & Sons, 2013). The globally syndicated Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water radio show, with host Sharon Kleyne, is heard on VoiceAmerica and Apple iTunes. Kleyne is Founder of Bio Logic Aqua Research, a water and … Continue reading →

And for those who travel on two wheels, there is PubLock: Secure your bike to a rack with a wave of an electronic key card. The range of creativity is enough to make one believe that a chunk of the world's problems could be solved by teams of 21-year-olds, a string of all-night brainstorming sessions, and cold pizza. Few, if any, of the projects end up on the market, as students tend to go their separate ways after graduation. But at Penn, professors say, an increasing number of teams each year file disclosures to preserve their patent rights. At Drexel this year, at least one group already has lined up a client. Students designed a stormwater retention dam for the Unitarian Society of Germantown, which church officials aim to build after securing a grant. "It's fantastic," said Bill Blasdel, cochair of the building and grounds committee for the church on Lincoln Drive. Another Drexel team is retrofitting a van with equipment for mobile testing of air quality in the Marcellus Shale region. Even for projects that do not make it beyond the prototype stage, the process marks a full-strength dose of the real world, said Beth Winkelstein, associate dean for … Continue reading →