A sampler of 10 Canadian genomic initiatives to watch By Jana Manolakos Despite a slower pace than other countries, Canada’s genomic research landscape is expanding, powering up Canada’s contributions to genetics and biotechnology in health, agriculture and the environment.From precision health, which harnesses the potency of genome sequencing to diagnose and determine treatment of genetic conditions, to the barcoding of …
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An inventory of multicellular species helping preserve and protect life on Earth
Photos courtesy of the University of Guelph Can we establish a global bio-surveillance system? Can we avert a planetary mass extinction? Helping to answer these and other large-scale questions about life on Earth is the goal of Bioscan, a project awarded $24 million in federal funding this past January according to a University of Guelph news article.Led by Paul Hebert, …
Read More »Saskatchewan scientist becomes first Canadian to win fellowship in UK’s Royal Astronomical Society
Last fall, the sun spewed a violent mass of fast-moving plasma into space that came crashing into the planet’s magnetosphere, igniting the sky with shimmering coils of dramatic colour – a light show we know as the Aurora Borealis. And as lovely as the sight was, the event could have been far worse. In 1989, a similar geomagnetic storm caused …
Read More »The Trackers: Keeping tabs on Canada’s wildlife
At the University of British Columbia, there’s a study that offers new evidence that protected natural areas promote mammal diversity. Researchers at UBC’s Faculty of Forestry analyzed data from a global data set drawing from 8,671 camera trap stations spanning four continents, the largest number of wildlife cameras ever analyzed in a single study.They found more mammal diversity in survey …
Read More »A trailblazing marine biologist
Emily Choy is the first female Explorer-in-Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Read More »Dr. Daniel Drucker: Exploring the mechanics of digestive hormones leads to a Gairdner Award
The work for which this trio was recognized represents four decades of research, eventually leading to the development of several new classes of drugs for treating more than 100 million people worldwide.
Read More »Engineering Biology Agri-food Innovation Centre
An all-new, world-class biotechnology centre at the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security
Read More »The idea that machines could learn – Audacious genius
Known today as a “godfather of deep learning,” Hinton drew connections between the human brain and holographic images.
Read More »40+ gamechangers & groundbreaking discoveries
From tackling cancer to climate change, we look at current discoveries and inventions, from Canada and around the world.
Read More »Moments in Time: Canada’s first vaccine
In Canada, developing, testing and finally approving a vaccine can take up to a decade or more.
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