Join Team in Training, fight blood cancers

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program and Ventana Medical Systems Inc. are joining to deliver a morning of inspiration and information Saturday.

Tucson tech: Precise, guided mortar round is now in works at Raytheon

Can a satellite-guided bullet be far behind? In recent years, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems has increasingly focused on developing smaller precision-guided weapons, including the 3 1/2-foot-long Griffin missile and its two-foot Pyros small tactical munition.

Ventana unveils new cancer-testing method

Oro Valley-based Ventana Medical Systems said it is introducing a first-of-its-kind, fully-automated sample staining technique that will allow researchers to examine two key indicators related to cancer in the same section of tumor tissue.