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Students star at Bioscience Conference

April 19, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Science Club, Robotics Team show off work during annual event
WORTHINGTON As part of the Regional Bioscience Conference, the Worthington Middle School Science Club and Worthington High School Robotics Team showed off their scientific achievements on Friday Continue Reading

Simonson: Newport’s business continuing to flourish in China

April 19, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Company’s president a featured speaker at ninth annual Regional Bioscience Conference
WORTHINGTON While snow and icy roads delayed the start of Friday’s sessions at the ninth annual Regional Bioscience Conference in Worthington, dozens of people braved the conditions to hear the day’s first speaker, Randy Simonson, talk about the continued growth of Newport Laboratories in China. Continue Reading

Column: Worthington Middle School Science Club ready for ‘world of possibilities’

April 6, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON The Worthington Middle School Science Club nurtures a love of science and exposes students to many educational and career opportunities available in the fields of science. Continue Reading

Algae discussed as food, fuel source at Regional Bioscience Conference

March 30, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Cost of breaking material seen as significant challenge
WORTHINGTON One engineer sees algae as a future biofuel, and one entrepreneur sees algae as a future pharmaceutical and food source. Both were speakers Friday afternoon during the final session at the Regional Bioscience Conference in Worthington. Continue Reading

Opportunities abound in food safety

March 29, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Bioscience speaker touts new products to reduce foodborne pathogens
WORTHINGTON Each year, foodborne diseases kill approximately 2.2 million people around the world, and most of them are children. It’s an issue that impacts every country, with an average of 3,000 deaths recorded in the United States alone. Continue Reading

Conference speaker says food wrongly associated with disease

March 29, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON When people say there’s an increased risk of heart disease or cancer by consuming animal food products, Iowa State University animal science associate professor Lance Baumgard wants them to know that risk is a relative term. Continue Reading

Food, fuel debate part of Bioscience Conference

March 26, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON Growing more food on a finite amount of land to feed an increasing global population will undoubtedly require more scientific research and technological advancement, but can American farmers do it all without compromising quality of life and environment? Continue Reading

Editorial: Development is a Bioscience Conference focus

March 19, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

For the eighth consecutive year, the sharing of innovative ideas not to mention important networking will be the focus of the Regional Bioscience Conference. Continue Reading

Bioscience Conference speaker hopes to boost networking

March 9, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Cheryl Matter is senior program director at BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Continue Reading

Man with Round Lake roots to return home to present at Bioscience Conference

March 2, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Eighth annual event scheduled for March 29-30 at Biotechnology Advancement Center
WORTHINGTON The upcoming Regional Bioscience Conference will represent a homecoming of sorts for Lance Baumgard.
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