Innovative Canadian researchers are advancing the young field of gene therapy and it will make recovery from a stroke possible.
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The good doctor, Dr. Charles Scriver
Dr. Scriver founded the De Belle Laboratory for biochemical genetics, which has contributed much to the study of inborn errors of genetic disease.
Read More »Fighting the decline into darkness
Through gene therapy, scientists in Alberta are offering a glimpse of hope to sufferers of a rare retinal disease in the near future.
Read More »Plasma treatments are driving up the value of plastic labware
Altering the surface properties of polymer labware, manufacturers are improving the quality of test results while increasing value of products they create.
Read More »The rarest jewel in the Arctic
PEARL monitors the world’s changing environment and plays host to international scientists
Read More »Breakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug discovery
A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a person’s diverse set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery.
Read More »The Massey Medal awarded for personal achievement
In 1966, Alf Erling Porsild was awarded the Massey Medal by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Read More »Canadian Miron’s DNA binder is a breakthrough in cancer treatment
Caitlin Miron’s discovery of a novel DNA binder that could represent a breakthrough in cancer treatment won her the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation.
Read More »Dr. Ian Stirling makes his mark in Arctic research
Dr. Ian Stirling received the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. The award recognizes a leading natural science researcher.
Read More »Nature’s first responders
Scientists race to study whether bacteria are a viable solution in the event of an oil spill in the Arctic
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