http://www.biotechcrossing.com/lcarticlearchive.php BIOTECHCROSSING ARTICLES SECTION en-us © 2007 BiotechCrossing. All rights reserved. Office: 175 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91101 admin@biotechcrossing.com(BiotechCrossing) admin@biotechcrossing.com Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:00:01 CDT ARTICLES 60 http://images.employmentcrossing.com/employment/logo.gif http://www.biotechcrossing.com/lcarticlearchive.php http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450073 A rapidly growing sector, biotechnology offers many exciting career opportunities. Biotech jobs can be found both in large, established companies and with much smaller start-ups. If you are looking to specialize, want good pay along with benefits, and need a stable job, it would be a good idea to join a large biotech company. However, if you like to work your way to the top by taking on some risk and responsibility, a start-up is the best place for you.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450073 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450074 Getting the right job sometimes becomes a long and difficult journey for professionals in all fields, including biotechnology. In such times, making any mistakes that might put off your potential employers can hurt your chances of getting a job even more. The following article lists some useful tips on the mistakes to avoid when you are on a job hunt.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450074 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450072 In a biotech science career, a person works with living organisms while performing research designed to determine their relationship with the environment. Most biotech science careers focus on one specific field of biology, though it is possible to focus on more than one area of study. The most common examples are zoology (the study of animals) and microbiology (the study of microscopic organisms), with most of the work for this career being done in research and development.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450072 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450071 Biotechnology is a rapidly growing industry that has a significant impact on our day-to-day lives. A career in biotechnology can be highly lucrative and offer many exciting career opportunities. The following article lists a few reasons for choosing a large firm over a small start-up firm when choosing a job opportunity in biotechnology.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450071 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450070 This article provides an overview of biotechnology as a career. It discusses technical and nontechnical biotech jobs within the biotechnology industry and the prospects in this field. http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450070 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450066 If you find yourself drawn to the science field and you enjoy technology as well, you may be interested in a career in biotechnology. This field is amazingly diverse, and there are a variety of different career opportunities that you can choose from. Before you decide that you really do want a career in biotechnology, however, you may want to learn more about the field, both in terms of what it has to offer you and what the requirements are.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450066 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450067 With the increase in the global demand for food and food products, scientists all over the world have been probing possible ways to increase crop yields and enhance nutritional value and taste, while protecting the environment by reducing the use of chemicals such as pesticides. This is where biotechnology comes into the picture by aiming to provide the technologies necessary to achieve those ends.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450067 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450062 Using nanotechnology, scientists from Northwestern University and UCLA have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450062 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450063 Biotechnology refers to technological applications that employ living organisms and biological systems extensively in the fields of medicine, food science, and agriculture. Biotechnology is successfully applied to produce organic products as well as biological weapons. Applications of biotechnology include recycling and waste treatment. The use of biotechnology can effectively clean areas that are contaminated owing to continuous industrial activities. Red biotechnology is a branch of biotech... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450063 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450060 New England Peptide, LLC (NEP) is implementing lean manufacturing at its Gardner, Massachusetts, facility to increase capacity and decrease production lead-time associated with peptide and antibody production.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450060 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450061 Part VII Ethical, Legal, and Social Research The NHGRI's ELSI research activities will increasingly focus on fundamental, widely relevant, societal issues. The community of scholars and researchers working in these social fields, as well as the scope of issues being explored, need to be expanded. The ELSI research community must include individuals from minority and other communities that may be disproportionately affected by the use or misuse of genet... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450061 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450059 Part VI Implementation: The NHGRI's Role The vision for the future of genomics presented here is broad and deep, and its realization will require the efforts of many. Continuation of the extensive collaboration between scientists and between funding sources that characterized the HGP will be essential. Although the NHGRI intends to participate in all the research areas discussed here, it will need to focus its efforts to use its finite resources as effectiv... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450059 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450058 Part VIII. Genomics to Society — Promoting the Use of Genomics to Maximize Benefits and Minimize Harms http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450058 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450056 Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer's memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450056 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450057 Part IVGrand Challenge II-3: Develop genome-based approaches to prediction of disease susceptibility and drug response, early detection of illness, and molecular taxonomy of disease states... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450057 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450055 Part IIIGrand Challenge I-4: Understand evolutionary variation across species and the mechanisms underlying it http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450055 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450054 Part III. Genomics to Biology - Elucidating the Structure and Function of Genomes http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450054 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450052 A long-running debate in the fields of medicine and biotechnology centers on the distinction between healing and enhancement. Many ethicists argue that healing, as the traditional aim of medicine, is the only ethical end to be achieved by the means of biotechnology, while enhancement, because it goes beyond that traditional aim, is generally unacceptable. An examination of numerous medico-ethical controversies and such ethicists' own arguments, however, demonstrates the impossibility of draw... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450052 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450053 Part IThe completion of a high-quality, comprehensive sequence of the human genome, in this fiftieth anniversary year of the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA, is a landmark event. The genomic era is now a reality.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450053 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450050 The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450050 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450051 Genetic Testing Laboratory Errors There is no formal system today for reporting and tracking laboratory errors. The lack of a formal reporting system makes it difficult to detect errors in laboratory testing, and to assess the frequency and consequences of such errors. To some extent, errors in laboratory testing, including genetic testing, are unavoidable, and the goal should be to implement systems designed to reduce errors to the extent feasible and to detect errors when th... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450051 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450049 CLIA and Genetic Tests Although Congress was quite clear in the purpose and requirements of CLIA, HHS's implementation of CLIA for genetic testing has been inadequate. Genetic tests are considered high-complexity tests, but no specialty or subspecialty for molecular or biochemical genetics has been established. Thus, there are no specific personnel, quality control, or proficiency-testing requirements for the vast majority of genetic tests. The regulations do include a subspec... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450049 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450048 Modern biotechnology has been spectacularly successful. Advances in the area of fertility have resulted in the birth of ''test-tube'' babies, and surrogacy has made post-menopausal child-bearing possible. The field of genetic research is seeing dramatic growth in the understanding of the links between genetics and disease, both in terms of predisposition for and actual incidence of disease. Such understanding is paving the way for gene replacement, gene modification, and cloning. We are also ... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450048 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450046 Scurrying past the partitions of the traditional laboratory maze, a wired rat's winding steps last month represented for behavioral neuroscience a quantum leap and for bioethics a venture into brave new territory.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450046 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450047 Executive Summary The Human Genome Project unleashed a torrent of information about the human genome and the role of genetic variation in human health. As a result, genetic testing is now among the fastest-growing areas of laboratory medicine. Today, genetic tests for about 1,000 diseases are clinically available, with hundreds more available in a research setting.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450047 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450044 What if others could literally read your mind? That's a scary prospect! We are already under scrutiny by security cameras, traffic cameras, face recognition cameras, airport scanners, and other gadgets that monitor our actions and person. In the future we will need to be concerned about increasingly sophisticated devices to monitor our brains. Developments in magnetic resonance imaging and neuroscience make possible the detection of brain activity patterns with ever increasing detail.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450044 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450045 One of the oldest and most frequently utilized methods of getting started in any industry is the professional internship. Not only does an internship give you hands-on experience, but it exposes you to the daily workings of the industry you are interested in and helps you find out if you are in fact making the right choice. After all, some careers sound interesting on paper, but once your down in the trenches working with seasoned professionals and established companies, you might realize t... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450045 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450042 The actual and promised capabilities of biotechnology have given prominence to a possible new end of medicine: "enhancement." Almost every present-day commentator underscores the difficulties, impossibility, or futility of any definition that seeks to distinguish enhancement from therapy [1]. Nonetheless, everyone eventually ends up using the term since no viable substitute has yet appeared. In short, no boundary between morally valid and invalid uses of biotechn... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450042 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450043 The 2007 Science Magazine Top Employers survey has named DuPont one of the best companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, marking the first appearance DuPont has made in the list of the top twenty companies. The survey ranks DuPont seventh, ahead of other long-established biotech companies. Currently, DuPont is the second largest chemical company in the world behind the Germany-based Baden Aniline and Soda Factory (BASF). DuPont has recently made significant stri... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450043 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450040 In an increasingly combative social environment where everything has the potential to fall under the umbrella of ''the political,'' human health and scientific progress have become a point of contention which threatens to stall what could very well be lifesaving cures for diseases affecting millions around the world. Indeed, last year's Missouri senate race highlighted the contentiousness of the issue which compelled Michael J. Fox, a sufferer of Parkinson's Disease, to inject himself into t... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450040 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450038 The European Commission has approved a new skin patch to treat Alzheimer's disease. The United States Food and Drug Administration last July also approved the patch. Pharmaceutical group Novartis AG reported last Monday that its Exelon skin patch provides a continuous dose of the drug rivastigmine. The patch is applied once a day to the back, chest, or upper arm.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450038 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450039 Experts say the average worker under thirty-five will go job hunting every one to three years, and those over thirty-five will conduct a job search every five to eight years. If you are in the public relations industry, chances are the numbers will be higher. Sometime soon you may be looking for a new job.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450039 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450036 James Burke was the CEO of Johnson & Johnson in the 1980s during Tylenol's biggest crisis to date. When contaminated Tylenol made it on to the shelves of stores in Chicago, Burke insisted on pulling his product from every shelf in America to ensure the safety of the public. It was a very costly decision for the company's bottom line, but in the long run, it led to high praise and increased levels of trust in Johnson & Johnson because the company did the right thing. While the easier, less ... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450036 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450037 AUSTIN, Texas - With health care costs on the rise, many companies are looking for affordable options for keeping their employees healthy. Problems such as diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, and high blood pressure due to physical inactivity are growing at an alarming rate, putting undue pressure on today's corporate health care budgets. With this in mind, demandFITNESS launches its new corporateADVANTAGE program (corporate.demandfitness.com). This program currently offers... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450037 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450034 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate biotech crops and the foods that they produce. Many people believe that these foods are not regulated or tested, but that is simply untrue.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450034 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450035 Thank God that the worst thing that can happen to you in your search for a pharmaceutical sales job is that you don't land your dream job and end up in a job that you like but don't love. I mean, in the grand scheme of things, when compared with serious problems like disease, world hunger, or that occasional bad bottle of wine, it's not too bad. But, of course, on some level, it still stinks!... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450035 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450032 COLLEGE PARK, MD-A multi-disciplinary group of researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) has won a competitive, $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to revolutionize the way researchers develop and test pharmaceutical drugs.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450032 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450033 If you are planning to apply to companies online, success depends on knowing how to prepare your resume for online submission and knowing how the system works. Impactful, online resumes require you to follow a separate set of rules from the traditional, printed resume.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450033 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450030 Often we speak about the ''good chemistry'' of a relationship, the ''good chemistry'' of a place, or the ''good chemistry'' of an event.Many physicians recognize that ''good chemistry'' means positive feelings and good health, and ''bad chemistry'' indicates negative feelings and poor health. The growing field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is discovering that the physiology of feelings and health can be altered by many controllable factors that positively or negatively impact indivi... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450030 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450031 Corporate America spends millions of dollars each year to make the workplace more efficient and productive. Finding and retaining talented and experienced workers is key to reducing turnover and high operational costs. Mentoring new employees and helping them become successful on the job is one way to reduce turnover. Women can benefit from a female mentor who has knowledge and experience and can show them ''the ropes.'' The mentor can be a guide, a role model, and a good advisor.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450031 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450027 ''IP issues can make or break any start-up or any company. They are so profound in business that one has to regard them as matters of life and death, and approach them by triage,'' says Barbara Johnson. Barbara is a biotech IP law expert, with almost 27 years of experience in biotech patents, and our star profile this week. Barbara Johnson's name figures in the Marquis company publications Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who of Industry and Finance, and Who's Who in America... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450027 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450028 ''Yes sir, I have a great deal of experience using Microsoft Excel. In fact, I created my resume using that program.''The interview was going well. She had the look, spoke well, and Bill thought she would get along with the other team members. He missed the part about Excel and hired her anyway. Her resume certainly showed even more experience in his industry than he really thought she needed. Six months later, with hours of training, coaching that went on for days, and a ream of docu... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450028 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450029 Losing a job can actually turn out to be a positive experience in the long run. After working in ugly, unhappy circumstances, you might even feel a sense of relief when you are ''released.'' If you reclaim your power, you will emerge stronger than ever, more clear, and more in control of your career and your life.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450029 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450024 Michael K. Wilhelm has many different titles, and he attaches equal importance to each of them. He has been on the board of directors for ImmuneRegen BioSciences Holdings, Inc. since July of 2003 and has served as the company's president and chief executive officer since 2002. Wilhelm is also the founding father of Foresight Capital Corporation, a company known for nurturing new ventures with above-average growth potential. Foresight develops business blueprints, decides key management iss... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450024 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450025 Delegation is a managerial tool used to assign work to others. As a manager, my primary objective is to develop my team's effectiveness, and delegation is one way to achieve it. http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450025 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450026 You feel your colleagues are no longer very interested in chatting with you. You have no clue what's going on with that exciting new project some of them are working on. You haven't even been asked if you'd like to take a look at it. Could it be that you no longer share the team spirit you once did?... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450026 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450021 Biomedical-startup expert Stephen Quinn's phenomenal journey over the past two decades may inspire people who are new to the world of biotechnology. Twenty years ago, he did software testing. Today, Quinn oversees a biomedical incubator. He is the CEO and managing director of Ratner Biomedical Group (RBG), an intellectual property firm dedicated to the fields of biocompatible materials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450021 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450022 It took Thomas Edison more than 1,000 tries to get the light bulb just right. Yet how many of us give up if we don't nail something perfectly the first time out? The best baseball hitters in the game fail approximately two out of every three times they step up to the plate. Still, how many of us won't step up and try something new unless we can be assured of success first? The problem is how we think about ourselves in relation to failure and its consequences. In this article, I'm going ... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450022 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450023 Your friends from school, your ex-colleagues, your professors, and even your relatives and neighbors are all important contributors to your career growth. They are parts of your ''network''-a ubiquitous career buzzword in organizations today.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450023 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450019 Because getting the job done quickly is so important, workers in most industries sacrifice their bodies with the notion that ''it won't happen to me.'' But fast is never better than safe. Everyone pays the price for work-related injuries. For example, the business will lose money, the remaining workers will be short a person, and the injured worker will be faced with pressure to recover quickly.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450019 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450020 Now that school is getting back in session, many post-grads are asking themselves that golden question: ''What do I do now?'' Well, this is what they will do. They will spend the next six months or so scavenging the Internet desperately in search of real jobs-the types of jobs where their experience as servers at Fridays will not help them in the ways they need.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450020 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450017 Clinical engineering, which first became a distinct profession in the sixties, has become a vital component of healthcare delivery systems by leading the way in safe and effective applications of medical technology.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450017 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450018 Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. appoints Amsterdam to head its biotechnology practice groupSymyx Technologies, Inc to acquire MDL Information Systems for $123 millionSunrise Medical HHG to roll out a new facility in Plainfield... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450018 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450015 Collaboration between the private sector, public sector, and academic research institutions in the Baltimore-Washington region has helped create a booming bioscience industry. Maryland has the fourth-largest concentration of biotech companies in the country and is growing steadily. With the development of their research parks, the two largest employers in the city of Baltimore, the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, expect that the addition of life-science companies to the... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450015 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450016 Because of our ever-increasing population that is predicted to reach eight billion by 2020, the need for food will remain a top priority, transcending all socio and geo-political boundaries. The increased demand for food will call on agriculture, specifically, to act as the biggest source of industry. And with the increased demand for foodstuff, better-quality yield and huge agricultural output will be required. (Though there has been vast improvement in the sector thanks to the improved q... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450016 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450012 Biotechnologists use their knowledge of biochemistry, molecular genetics, and microbiology to devise products and processes that enhance human life. The job of a microbiologist is one of the most coveted positions in the field of biotechnology. Microbiologists are placed at the front lines of research and development, and society recognizes their contributions and views them with respect. From fermentation processes to the production of new vaccines, microbiologists contribute to the progress... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450012 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450013 Biotechnology is a relatively new field that first gained importance during the final years of the prior century. According to www.medterms.com, biotechnology is the ''application of biological techniques to product research and development. In particular, biotechnology involves the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bio-processing techniques.'' Significant research using biotechnology is underway to study cancer, obesity, and a variety of other diseases.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450013 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450014 Assay Designs and VWR International enter new distribution greement Tramiprosate designated as a Fast Track Product by U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationTwo new appointments to Trimeris board... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450014 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450009 Food irradiation is a controlled biotechnical method of irradiating foods to radioactive sources such as gamma rays and electron beams within specially designed facilities. Foodstuff is then briefly exposed to irradiation to reduce potential health hazards.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450009 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450010 If you have experience in medical writing, you know that it's a well-established profession in the field of biotechnology. In the past, you might have produced documents that enable biotech companies to keep track of research or receive FDA approval for new processes, devices, or drugs. You may have a journalism degree or even a Ph.D. or M.D. in biological sciences. You work in academia, biotechnology and allied industries, government, journalism, or even as a freelance writer. But if you hav... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450010 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450011 Nabi Biopharmaceuticals launches its second unit, Nabi PharmaceuticalsPanacea Pharmaceuticals appoints Fuller as vice president, product development and Wood as director, clinical laboratory servicesBiotechnology Industry Organization to host a conference September... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450011 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450006 Nanotechnology is a specific branch of biotechnology concerned with the control and use of particles that are less than 100 nanometers (nm) in size. Such particles are known as nanoparticles. In scientific terms, one nanometer is 10-9 m. Most substances are reduced to single-molecule layers at this level. Theoretically, this is the stage where classical and quantum mechanics interact. Though nanotechnology is currently in its infancy, it has amply demonstrated its significance in industrial, ... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450006 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450007 A biotechnologist specializing in bioinformatics or computational biology is in high demand for both research and development in medical and pharmaceutical companies. In today's world, the spheres of technology, research, and development all involve the use of computers. In biotechnology, the application of computer technology to manage information on biological resources is termed bioinformatics. Computational biology is its most visible subset. Popular jobs in the field are biostatisticians... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450007 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450008 Exelon Patch to treat Alzheimer's disease Nova Southeastern University to build research centerGoodwin Biotechnology joins Menarini Group for production of Abagovomab http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450008 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450003 Biotechnology combines the study of biological sciences with technological advances to find solutions to important societal and scientific issues. Biotechnology is especially useful in research and development related to medicine and pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food production, forensics, wildlife conservation, and biological studies.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450003 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450004 The term ''biotech,'' short for ''biotechnology,'' refers to the application and manipulation of biological resources to develop products and processes that fulfill industrial and other human objectives. While popular imagination tends to latch onto controversial fields of biotechnological research like DNA typing, cloning, and stem cell research, the fact is that biotechnology has commonplace applications ranging from bread production to wastewater recycling that influence our daily lives. T... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450004 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450005 North Carolina Biotechnology Center's programs to get financial backingGoodwin Biotechnology plans to set up shop in IndiaSolara appoints Joshua Greenblatt senior VPAbraxis BioScience to become two independent entitiesParker Hannifin to purchase Mitos Technologies, Inc... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450005 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450001 To get bioengineered medicines, grains, vegetables, and animals on the market for human consumption, U.S. biotech companies must pass their products through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450001 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450002 An interview is the final destination in any job pursuit; we all know that. So when you walk in the door, there are several things that must be aligned, so to speak. Not to sound like your mother, but minding your manners is one of them. ''Well, duh,'' you're probably thinking. But you'd be surprised at some of the mindless blunders people make in these first-impression encounters. One may be forgivable, but after that, you're on thin ice.... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450002 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CDT http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450041 The announcement that the first face transplant had been accomplished December 3 and 4 at Amiens University Hospital in Northern France was greeted by a healthy dose of criticism. This story has the makings of a soap opera. Isabelle Dinoire, 38 years of age, sustained ''horrific wounds from a dog bite in May ... [that] left her largely unable to eat, drink, or talk.''1 The circumstances of the injury itself are somewhat clouded, but the patient confirmed that it all began with a su... http://www.biotechcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=450041 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:59:59 CST