Tag Archives: biotech

Dr Says: Drink Your Beer, Eat Your Bacon

Worthington’s regional economic development organization WREDC does a bang-up job bringing together an annual conference each spring to address issues in agriculture and bio-sciences.   The sessions bring together folks working in agricultural industries and bio-tech in Southwest Minnesota—actually across Greater … Continue reading

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Rochester Bio-tech Park in the Headlines

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has some “investigative reporting” in the Sunday paper today, looking at G. Steven Burrill’s proposed Elk Run bio-science development on the road between Rochester and the Twin Cities, in Southeast Minnesota. As you may recall, Mr. Burrill gave a Big Picture … Continue reading

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5 Cups a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

At the end of the two-month study, the caffeinated mice performed much better on tests measuring their memory and thinking skills… Continue reading

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Linking Animal and Human Health

Interesting first day of the 5th annual Bioscience Conference at Worthington Thursday. Dale Wahlstrom of the BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota opened the session, discussing the Alliance’s vision for the Life Sciencs industry in Minnesota, developed with Deloitte Consulting. The vision … Continue reading

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