Research into thinner-than-paper carbon-based electronics opens new ways of living in the world — and it isn’t science fiction anymore.
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Seeing through crystal
John Pascal is making a career for himself as a man who can see the cellular response to DNA damage.
Read More »Getting to the root of the tree of life
The Canadian BioGenome Project is an ambitious undertaking that aims to map the complete genome of plants and animals By Sean Tarry When it comes to scientific pursuits, there aren’t many that match the ambition, breadth or significance of the Canadian BioGenome Project. Established as part of the larger Earth BioGenome Project, it’s an undertaking that aims to map the …
Read More »Revving the engines of Canada’s genomic machine
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 …
Read More »Ag-West Bio: A catalyst and connector for Saskatchewan’s bioscience industry
Sponsored Content Are you building an agri-food business in Saskatchewan,looking for connections, training or support? We can help! Are you an investor looking for opportunities in the agri-food sector?Learn what Saskatchewan has to offer by contacting Ag-West Bio. We grow biobusiness in Saskatchewan What’s special about Saskatchewan?Saskatchewan is home to one of the most vibrant bioscience innovation clusters in Canada, …
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 »With diabetes on the rise, meet two Canadian research teams looking for answers in nature
By Jana Manolakos There’s no sugarcoating it. Diabetes is growing at an alarming rate in Canada, afflicting one in three Canadians. It’s particularly worrisome for Canada’s First Nations and Inuit populations, where rates of diabetes on some reserves are three to five times higher than the general population.In the face of this threat, two leading Canadian scientists and their teams …
Read More »The Booming Business of Pot Research
Ongoing research into cannabis in the public sector, coupled with both the emergence of large cannabis corporations and a newfound interest in the power of cannabinoids within the pharmaceuticals sector, is increasingly translating into exciting research that aims to close the gap between the many anecdotal uses for medical cannabis and what the science shows. And plenty are interested in …
Read More »Nature’s Pharmacy: Ongoing research unlocking and changing the secrets of cannabis
By Kieran Delamont The cannabis plant, even today, offers us a pathway into a world of mysteries and questions. Thousands of years of both formal and informal human use, much of it set against a backdrop of prohibition, has caused the plant to evolve from a naturally occurring landrace shrub in central Asia to what it has become today: an …
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