Local News Beluga Whale Genome Sequenced for the First Time Genome BC | December 13, 2017 Heartbreaking loss has led to a leap in progress for beluga whale conservation science: the…sciencecityDecember 13, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Phyton Biotech Wins Grant to Develop New Approaches to Manufacturing Artemisinin Phyton Biotech | December 12, 2017 Phyton Biotech today announced that it has received a $400,000 grant from the Bill &…sciencecityDecember 12, 2017 Read More
Local News Preventing a Devastating Complication of Lifesaving Transplants: Two Types of Immune Cells Reduce the Risk of Graft versus Host Disease BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | December 12, 2017 Right now, 25% of children who survive blood and marrow transplants go on to develop…sciencecityDecember 12, 2017 Read More
Local News This Neuroscientist Wants Researchers to Study More Female Brains Vice | December 12, 2017 When we talk about female representation in science, we’re rarely talking about test subjects. We…sciencecityDecember 12, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Functional Horizontal Gene Transfer from Bacteria to Eukaryotes McCutcheon, J.P. and Husnik, F. | December 11, 2017 Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside from these organismal interactions,…sciencecityDecember 11, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Cited Podcast Wins Top Journalism Award Micheal Smith Laboratories | December 11, 2017 In two small offices of the Michael Smith Laboratories, among the controlled chaos of labs…sciencecityDecember 11, 2017 Read More
Local News Discovery of Innate Immune Mechanisms of a Novel Microbial-Based Approach for the Treatment of Lung Cancer Qu Biologics | December 11, 2017 Qu Biologics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSIs), a unique platform of immunotherapies designed…sciencecityDecember 11, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Effects of Teriparatide and Risedronate on New Fractures in Post-Menopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis (VERO): A Multicentre, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomised Controlled Trial Kendler, D.L. and Lopez-Romero, P., et al. | December 8, 2017 The VERO study is the first properly designed and powered clinical trial comparing antiresorptive with…sciencecityDecember 8, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Inducts UBC Microbiologist The Ubyssey | December 8, 2017 Tommy Douglas. Terry Fox. Michael Bliss. Judith Hall. These renowned individuals are among the 125 laureates of the Canadian…sciencecityDecember 8, 2017 Read More
Local News Exploring the ‘Second Genome’ for New Insights: Genome BC Invests in Local Microbiome Startup Genome BC | December 7, 2017 As part of its Industry Innovation Program (I² Fund), Genome BC is investing CAD $750,000…sciencecityDecember 7, 2017 Read More