Local News Jim Pattison Donates $75M to Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison has donated $75 million to the St. Paul's Hospital Foundation in Vancouver.…sciencecityApril 10, 2017
Local News STEMCELL Technologies to Launch CloneR™ to Facilitate Genome Editing of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells STEMCELL Technologies to Launch CloneR™ to Facilitate Genome Editing of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells STEMCELL…sciencecityApril 6, 2017
Local News New Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder Offers Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment Options Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are defined by significant challenges with communication, social reciprocity, and structured…sciencecityApril 5, 2017
Local News Genetics Reveal Mysteries of Hard-To-Treat Bacterial Infection in Cystic Fibrosis New UBC research on bacteria that cause major problems for those with cystic fibrosis reveals…sciencecityApril 4, 2017
Local News Researchers Identify Genes That Give Cannabis Its Flavour UBC scientists have scanned the genome of cannabis plants to find the genes responsible for…sciencecityApril 3, 2017
Local News DNA Testing at BC Community Pharmacies Comes One Step Closer Imagine if before taking a medication, you could walk into your local pharmacy and take…sciencecityMarch 31, 2017
Local News Review of Microbiome Research in Brain Disease Finds Intriguing Associations in an Emerging Field Almost half the cells and just one per cent of the unique genes found in…sciencecityMarch 30, 2017
Local News Macular Degeneration Treatment Raises Risk of Glaucoma, Faculty of Medicine Researchers Find An epidemiological study by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers has shown that repeated injections of…sciencecityMarch 28, 2017
Local News Radical Approach Limits Disease Progression in Experimental Models of MS A simple compound is showing promise in limiting disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), reducing…sciencecityMarch 24, 2017
Local News BC Children’s Hospital Researchers & UBC Students Create Their Own E-Textbook and New Software Platform Undergraduate students in Dr. Wyeth Wasserman’s cancer genetics class had a unique assignment: to write…sciencecityMarch 23, 2017