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BioNetwork Launches a New Interactive E-learning Tool

BioNetwork's latest interactive e-learning tool features a 3D bioreactor that students can explore prior to participating in an on-campus laboratory exercise. The result is that students enter the lab better prepared to use the equipment. Check out the 3D BioFlow bioreactor at http://ncbionetwork.org/bioflow.

The ability of North Carolina to train the work force needed to implement that plan brought Novartis to the Tar Heel State.

BioNetwork's Gaming and Simulation Coordinator, Rick Raymer, shares his experience with using proven game mechanics and motivational techniques to strengthen interactive experiences.

BioNetwork is supporting the efforts of community college faculty across the state by releasing 4 new Interactive eLearning Tools just in time for the fall semester. The new modules address the topics of Gas Chromatography, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Autoclave Operation, and Aseptic Technique.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina (CNN) -- Is it possible for humans to regenerate a damaged body part the way starfish and salamanders can? Will doctors one day be able to replace cancer-ridden organs with healthy ones engineered in a lab? Will lengthy waiting times for organ transplants eventually become a thing of the past?

The North Carolina Community College System offers a wide variety of life science educational and industrial training opportunities throughout the state. Search the following categories to find the opportunity that best fits your needs.

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Interactive E-Learning Tools

Try your hand at operating a virtual centrifuge, gowning for the cleanroom, or practice lab safety through these exciting and interactive e-learning tools. Read more...

Instructional Videos

BioNetwork's YouTube channel features over 40 videos to help learners prepare for a hands-on lab experience. Watch the procedure, then do it yourself! Read more...

Gene Tests May Not Drive Patients to More Medical Care

FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Personal genetic testing does not lead to an increased use of health services, a new study finds.

Osiris shares climb on stem-cell therapy approval

Shares of Osiris Therapeutics traded higher Friday, a day after Canadian regulators approved the company's first-of-a-kind stem cell therapy Prochymal, a treatment for a deadly side effect of bone marrow transplants.

Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapy

BOSTON (Reuters) - Osiris Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday that Canadian health regulators have approved its treatment for acute graft-versus host disease in children, making it the first stem cell drug to be approved for a systemic disease anywhere in the world. Osiris shares rose 14 percent to $6.00 in extended trading after the news was announced. Graft versus host disease (GvHD) is a potentially deadly complication from a bone marrow transplant, when newly implanted cells attack the patient's body. ...

Canada OKs Osiris drug; first stem cell therapy

Osiris stem cell therapy approved in Canada

Osiris Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday that Canadian regulators approved its stem cell therapy Prochymal, which is intended to treat a deadly side effect of bone marrow transplants.

Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more effectively in future. The research, the first of its kind, untangles the genetic history of how cancer evolves, allowing scientists to identify mutational patterns that fuel the growth of breast tumors, and start to work out the processes behind them. ...

B.C.'s organic growers browned off by bid to wipe browning gene from apples

KELOWNA, B.C. - Orchardists in B.C.'s Okanagan region worry that the introduction of genetically modified trees could take a bite out of fruit sales.

Genetic Test May Spot Raised Autism Risk

WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old.

Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may help people with advanced heart failure feel and function better, a small study suggests.

Onetime "King of Biotech" runs afoul of law again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Blech, an investor who was known as the "King of Biotech" before he admitted to criminal charges of stock manipulation in 1998, has run into trouble with the law again over illegal trades in stocks of two biopharmaceutical companies. Blech told a federal judge in New York on Wednesday that in 2007 and 2008 he bought and sold stocks of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc and Intellect Neurosciences Inc in quick succession to try and conceal his own sales that might have reduced the stock's value. ...

BioNetwork supports the mission of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) aligning world class workforce training and education to the Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science industries. BioNetwork trains at all levels of this industry, upgrading the skills of incumbent workers, from entry level to management. Our seven centers, strategically and geographically positioned, develop short and curriculum designed courses to meet the needs of industry. The centers themselves are staffed with highly skilled industry trained experts that are constantly developing workforce training programs that can be delivered anywhere in North Carolina.

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		1 Validation of Upstream and Downstream Processing Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis Elements of Aseptic Manufacturing II Spring Fling at Western Piedmont Community College	2 Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis Elements of Aseptic Manufacturing II Good Lab Practices: FDA and EPA Regulations Vineyard Canopy Management Basic Lab Skills	3 Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis Elements of Aseptic Manufacturing II Good Lab Practices: FDA and EPA Regulations Basic Lab Skills	4 Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis Basic Lab Skills Data Analysis for Analytical Chemistry Initiation of the Biofuels Company Accelerator	5 Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis Basic Lab Skills
6 Basic Lab Skills	7 Basic Lab Skills	8 Steam Sterilization Validation for Autoclaves Method Development Practices Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Basic Lab Skills Growing the Raw Material for a Grape-based Industry in Western NC	9 Steam Sterilization Validation for Autoclaves Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Basic Lab Skills HPLC in Theory & Practice	10 HPLC in Theory & Practice Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Basic Lab Skills	11 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Basic Lab Skills Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements	12 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills
13 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	14 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	15 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills Introduction to Medicinal Herbs	16 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills Harvesting Grapes for Value-Added Products	17 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills Herbal First Aid	18 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	19 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills
20 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	21 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	22 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills	23 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Basic Lab Skills Winemaking at Home	24 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills	25 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Botanical Dietary Supplements Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills	26 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills
27 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills	28 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills	29 Introduction to Medicinal Herbs Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills The Vital Man	30 Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills Winemaking at Home	31 Winemaking at Home Winemaking at Home Basic Lab Skills