Local News New DNA-Based Projects to Boost Fruit Plant TradeCanada Food Inspection Agency via Newswire | August 23, 2017Canadian fruit growers need the best varieties of plants to be successful. In the case…sciencecityAugust 23, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Investing in Research Is the Best Way to Create an Innovative EconomyThe Globe and Mail | August 22, 2017With Canada’s 150th birthday squarely in the rear-view mirror, we should now look to our…sciencecityAugust 22, 2017 Read More
Local News Working Together with Indigenous Peoples to Enhance Equity and Access in Precision HealthGenome BC | August 21, 2017Technology advancements and decreasing costs have made DNA sequencing more accessible than ever before. The…sciencecityAugust 21, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Near-Atomic Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy Structure of the 30-Fold Homooligomeric SpoIIIAG Channel Essential to Spore Formation in Bacillus SubtilisZeytuni, N. and Strynadka, N.C., et al. | August 21, 2017Bacterial sporulation allows starving cells to differentiate into metabolically dormant spores that can survive extreme…sciencecityAugust 21, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards A Two Year Operating Grant Has Been Awarded to Dr. Connie Eaves by the Cancer Research SocietyTerry Fox Laboratories | August 21, 2017Our goal is to obtain new information about “autophagy” that could help to improve breast…sciencecityAugust 21, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Amyloid Formation Disrupts the Balance between Interleukin-1β and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist in Human IsletsHui, Q. and Marzban, L., et al. | August 18, 2017β-cell dysfunction and apoptosis associated with islet inflammation play a key role in the pathogenesis…sciencecityAugust 18, 2017 Read More
Local News VIDEO: Understanding the G-quadruplexUBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | August 18, 2017How is the human genome sequence packaged in addition to the double helical structure? And…sciencecityAugust 18, 2017 Read More
Local News Medical Marijuana, Inc. Major Investment AXIM Biotech Enters Clinical Study Agreement with University of British Columbia to Begin Clinical Trial on CBD Chewing Gum for Treatment of Drug-Related PsychosisMedical Marijuana Inc. vis PR Newswire | August 17, 2017Medical Marijuana, Inc., the first publicly traded cannabis company in the United States, today announced that…sciencecityAugust 17, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Systemic Inflammation Combined with Neonatal Cerebellar Hemorrhage Aggravates Long-Term Structural and Functional Outcomes in a Mouse ModelTremblay, S. and Goldowitz, D., et al. | August 17, 2017Infants born preterm are highly susceptible to various environmental stressors during their first few weeks…sciencecityAugust 17, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Innovative Science Research in Canada Is Dying a Silent DeathMaclean's | August 16, 2017In March, Canada’s federal government announced its 2017 budget with no increase in funding for…sciencecityAugust 16, 2017 Read More