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  • user warning: Table 'cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>A quick note about profiles. Today a few people tried to create member profiles, but there were some permission issues that had not been configured correctly. These have now been fixed and everyone should be able to make profiles now.</p>\n<p>On a more positive note, we have now integrated the site with the Twitter API. This means that you can associate you user account on here with your Twitter profile. To do this click on the My Account link in the top navigation, then click Edit on your profile, just below the edit button you will see a link that says Twitter. This is where you can input your user name and password. Your Tweets should then appear on the right on your profile page.</p>\n', created = 1283584603, expire = 1283671003, headers = '', serialized = 0 WHERE cid = '1:ba1ae1bdae2f197c71e5ad399f93d035' in /home/webtb858/public_html/biotechnologydegrees.org/includes/cache.inc on line 109.
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  • user warning: Table 'cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>To make our state lists and school pages easier for your to use we have added interactive maps functionality. You can interact with these maps by using the scroll button on your mouse. This allows you to zoom in and out of the maps on this site. Give it a try and let me know if anyone has any issues with the maps. </p>\n<p>I have also added this mapping data to Google Maps using their \"My Maps\" features. This allows other people to use the mapping data in their My Maps projects. To see the map information on <a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=100108910736335440059.00045f99ad3ed1687c137&amp;z=4\">Google, click here.</a></p>\n', created = 1283584603, expire = 1283671003, headers = '', serialized = 0 WHERE cid = '1:6134082c2a362bdbcf81e48b26abcd5b' in /home/webtb858/public_html/biotechnologydegrees.org/includes/cache.inc on line 109.
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  • user warning: Table 'cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>I was very excited to here that I would have a major biotech facility right in my own backyard. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a Homeland Security initiative designed to build up our nations defenses against potential bio-terrorism. The facility will be built in Manhattan, Kansas and is a huge win for the state of Kansas. This project will provide a big boost to the economy in a tough economic time. </p>\n<p>State officials worked extremely hard to seal the deal and below are some of the major factors that tipped the balance in favor of Kansas:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheaper to build in Kansas than competing states.</li>\n<li>Kansas State focuses on livestock biotech and this is a better fit with the facility.</li>\n<li>Proximity to existing biohazard research.</li>\n<li>Strong public support.</li>\n<li>State provided incentives to sweeten the deal.</li>\n</ul>\n', created = 1283584603, expire = 1283671003, headers = '', serialized = 0 WHERE cid = '1:513c6e0542e03555192e87e815f01f87' in /home/webtb858/public_html/biotechnologydegrees.org/includes/cache.inc on line 109.
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  • user warning: Table 'cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>Many recent college graduates are stepping into a job market that has been hampered by a weak economy and the oil market. Nancy Trejos of The Seattle Times <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/02/AR2008080200127.html\">reports the same thing for many college graduates.</a> However, graduates with a biotechnology education are finding a more welcoming reception into the real world. </p>\n<p>The career is still in high demand and doesn\'t appear to be going anywhere soon. Medzilla reports on PR Web that <a href=\"http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1233344.htm\"> lay offs have decreased and that hiring is expected to increase</a> over the course of 2008. Biotech appears to be recession proof and is a great bet for the foreseeable future.</p>\n', created = 1283584603, expire = 1283671003, headers = '', serialized = 0 WHERE cid = '1:5e030b5d12346ef4e578414e4570757c' in /home/webtb858/public_html/biotechnologydegrees.org/includes/cache.inc on line 109.
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The Biotechnology School Explorer blog covers the latest news and provides insights that will help prospective students make good decisions about entering the field of biotechnology.

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In addition to helping students find the right colleges and universities offering biotechnology degrees, we feel it is equally important to help prospective students understand the career they may be...
A new feature that we have added to the site is the ability for users to add blog posts to the site. You have to be logged in to add a blog posts. This segways nicely into another new feature for...
A quick note about profiles. Today a few people tried to create member profiles, but there were some permission issues that had not been configured correctly. These have now been fixed and everyone...
On 10/15/2009 we launched a major upgrade to the website. We have upgraded from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6. The upgrade will allow us to add many features to the site that we couldn't before, but there...
Yali Friedman at BiotechBlog has created a new web site that offers a series of online biotechnology courses for free. A lot of the courses cover the basics, but this is great for me since I'm no...
In the beginning their was HTML. This is the basic language of the web. These documents aren't very exiting. HTML dictates how certain pieces of content are supposed to look. p tags for...
To make our state lists and school pages easier for your to use we have added interactive maps functionality. You can interact with these maps by using the scroll button on your mouse. This allows...
I was very excited to here that I would have a major biotech facility right in my own backyard. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a Homeland Security initiative designed to build up our...
Many recent college graduates are stepping into a job market that has been hampered by a weak economy and the oil market. Nancy Trejos of The Seattle Times reports the same thing for many college...