Published by patricia on 31 Dec 2008
Amateurs try genetic engineering (The Augusta Chronicle)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life.
Published by patricia on 31 Dec 2008
Do Try This At Home: Amateurs Tinker With Genetic Engineering (Wired News)
The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life itself. Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering — a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and …
Published by patricia on 30 Dec 2008
College partners with U of A for mining engineering (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Representatives from Eastern Arizona College, the University of Arizona, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Science Foundation Arizona announced a unique collaboration between Arizona s community colleges, state universities and industry partners in the development of the Institute for Mineral Resources.
Published by patricia on 30 Dec 2008
EAC engineering students win RoboGolf (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Eastern Arizona College s Introduction to Engineering course, taught by Dr. Jack Bailey, offers students an opportunity to learn about the engineering profession and apply the engineering design process to various projects.
Published by patricia on 29 Dec 2008
HCC expands engineering training (The Pasadena Citizen)
AVEVA has announced that Houston Community College (HCC) is increasing the number of courses, as well as the number of campuses, that provide training in AVEVA s Plant Design Management System (PDMS).
Published by patricia on 29 Dec 2008
DIY attitude extends to genetic engineering (The San Francisco Examiner)
Meredith L. Patterson, a computer programmer by day, conducts an experiment in the dining room of her San Francisco apartment. Patterson is among a new breed of techno rebels who want to put genetic engineering tools in the hands of anyone with a smart idea.
Published by patricia on 26 Dec 2008
Amateurs Give Genetic Engineering A Try (CBS News)
Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, hobbyists are tinkering with genetic engineering at home, trying to invent novel products, disease cures, even new life forms.
Published by patricia on 26 Dec 2008
Amateurs Give Genetic Engineering A Try (CBS News)
Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, hobbyists are tinkering with genetic engineering at home, trying to invent novel products, disease cures, even new life forms.
Published by patricia on 23 Dec 2008
KCC, WMU sign engineering degree agreement (Battle Creek Enquirer)
A joint admissions program approved today by Kellogg Community College and Western Michigan University will allow local engineering students to pursue an associate s degree and a bachelor s degree at the same time.
Published by patricia on 23 Dec 2008
School Page: Engineering for elementary schoolers (Naples Daily News)
There are little Einsteins at Laurel Oaks Elementary School. Sitting on the floor next to a wood meter stick, fifth-graders Briana Reynolds, Camila Blair and Kailee Carroll worked on a driving with energy experiment by testing the potential and kinetic energy of a wind-up toy car. Camila, 11, held a red toy car next to the meter stick.