Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective

information. It is a creative human activity,

its geniuses acting more as artists

than as information processors.

—Stephen Jay Gould

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The Stone Arch Bridge spans the Mississippi River and is located in downtown Minneapolis, MN, USA. Minneapolis is home to Bio-Techne corporate headquarters.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

—Isaac Newton

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Coyote Hills Regional Park is located along the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay, just northwest of Newark, CA, USA, which is home to the Bio-Techne brand Advanced Cell Diagnostics.

It is not easy to convey, unless one has experienced it, the dramatic feeling of sudden

clicks into place.

—Francis Crick

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Facts are the air of scientists.

—Linus Pauling

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Minnehaha Falls is the centerpiece of Minnehaha Falls Regional Park located in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Minneapolis is home to Bio-Techne’s R&D Systems Clinical Controls brand.

not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.

—Claude Levi-Strauss

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Big Basin Redwoods State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S. state of California. It is located just west of San Jose, CA, which is home to the Bio-Techne brand ProteinSimple.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

—Carl Sagan

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A ship is always safe at shore but that is not what it’s built for.

—Albert Einstein

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The Central Square Historic District encompasses the town center in Waltham, MA, USA. Waltham is home to the Bio-Techne brand Exosome Diagnostics, Inc.

There is no such thing as failure, there’s just giving up too soon.

—Jonas Salk

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Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

—Thomas Huxley

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The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom spans the Avon Gorge and the River Avon. Bristol is home to the Bio-Techne brand Tocris.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.

—Albert Einstein

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Interstate Park spans the St. Croix River and includes two adjacent parks that are located on the borders of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is located just north of Minneapolis, MN, USA, which is home to the Bio-Techne brand R&D Systems.

Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information. It is a creative human activity, its geniuses acting more as artists than as information processors.

—Stephen Jay Gould

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St. Helen’s Church, located on the bank of the River Thames, was built in the late 12th century in Abingdon, United Kingdom. Abingdon is home to Bio-Techne European headquarters.

moments. The best comes from them.

—Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.

—Stephen Hawking

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Bio-Techne is proud to support researchers by offering travel funding to attend

Through exploration and collaboration, we strive to help the scientists of tomorrow make innovative advances in the life science community today.

Application window open January 1–December 31, 2019. Recipients announced at the beginning of each month.

January 1 .........New Year’s Day4 .........Myanmar Independence Day7 .........14 .......21 .......Martin Luther King Jr. Day27 .......International Holocaust

Rememberance Day

February1 .........National Wear Red Day2 .........Groundhog Day3 .........Setsubun-sai (Shinto)3 .........Superbowl Sunday 4 .........World Cancer Day5 .........Chinese New Year12 .......Darwin Day 14 .......Valentine’s Day18 .......President’s Day (US)

March 5 .........Mardi Gras6 .........Ash Wednesday8 .........International Women’s Day10 .......Daylight Savings Time starts (US)11 .......14 .......Albert Einstein’s Birthday17 .......St. Patrick’s Day20 .......Purim20 .......International Day of Happiness20 .......March Equinox20 .......Vernal Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)20 .......Naw-Ruz21 .......Magha Puja (Buddhist)22 .......World Water Day31 .......Mother’s Day (UK & Ireland)

April 1 .........April Fool’s Day2 .........World Autism Awareness Day3 .........Isra and Mi’raj (Islam)7 .........World Health Day8 .........Vesak14 .......Palm Sunday 14 .......Vaisakhi15 .......Tax Day (US) 17 .......Mahavir Jayanti19 .......Good Friday 19 .......First night of Passover19 .......Erev Pesach21 .......Easter Sunday 22 .......Earth Day25 .......DNA Day 25 .......World Malaria Day28 .......

May 5 .........Cinco de Mayo5 .........Start of Ramadan12 .......Mother’s Day (US) 15 .......International Day of Families18 .......Armed Forces Day27 .......Memorial Day (US)

June 5 .........Eid al-Fitr (Islam)6 .........9 .........Pentecost14 .......Flag Day (US) 16 .......Father’s Day 21 .......Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)

July 4 .........Independence Day (US)14 .......Bastille Day (France) 16 .......Asalha Puja18 .......Nelson Mandela Day 29 .......National Lasagna Day (US)

August4 .........Friendship Day 10 .......Eid al-Adha13 .......13 .......International Left-Hander’s Day 15 .......Indian Independence Day 24 .......Krishna Janmashtami27 .......Paryushan-Parva

September 2 .........Labor Day (US) 11 .......Patriot Day (US) 19 .......National Talk Like a Pirate Day 21 .......23 .......Autumn Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)27 .......Native American Day (US)29 .......Rosh Hashanah

8 .........Yom Kippur8 .........Dasara9 .........Leif Erikson Day 13 .......Sukkot14 .......Thanksgiving Day (Canada)14 .......Columbus Day (US)21 .......Simchat Torah begins27 .......Diwali Begins29 .......National Cat Day (US) 31 .......Halloween

November 3 .........Daylight Savings Time ends (US)9 .........National Pizza Day (US) 11 .......Veterans Day (US)11 .......Remembrance Day (Canada) 14 .......World Diabetes Day 28 .......Thanksgiving Day (US)

December6 .........St. Nicholas’ Day21 .......Winter Solstice (Northern Hemisphere)22 .......Chanukah begins25 .......Christmas Day26 .......Boxing Day26 .......Start of Kwanzaa30 .......Chanukah ends31 .......New Year’s Eve

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Minneapolis on Mississippi River by Jdkoenig. Photo has been released into the public domain.

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UK – Bristol – Clifton Suspension Bridge at sunrise by Harshil Shah is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

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