Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Angela Belcher , a materials engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, didn't plan on joining the war on cancer. That is, until she was drafted to work alongside the school's biologists.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT") (OTC: ACTC) announced today that Dr. Robert Lanza, M.D., the company's Chief Scientific Officer, and Dr. Tao Cheng are Conference Co-Chairs of the International Forum on Stem Cells, held October 16-18th in Tianjin

Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:RGN) announced that Dr. Paul Riley, University College of London Institute of Child Health has been awarded the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award of the European Society of Cardiology on Basic Cardiovascular Scienc

SOUTH HADLEY - Biology students at South Hadley High School last week got a chance to test for sickle cell anemia aboard a mobile teaching laboratory specializing in biotechnology.

KANAWHA CITY -- Who says science cant be fun. Certainly not Vida Imani. The nine-year old swished around the gym floor at St. Agnes Catholic School Wednesday seated on a homemade hovercraft."It was fun, not scary," she said. "It was the best...