Publications of the Week TIA1 Mutations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Promote Phase Separation and Alter Stress Granule Dynamics The general focus of our UBC Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) research group is to improve diagnosis…sciencecityAugust 28, 2017
Publications of the Week Bypassing Drug-Resistance Mechanisms of Prostate Cancer with Small-Molecules That Target Androgen Receptor Chromatin Interactions We tested our lead anti-AR DBD inhibitor, VPC-14449, on a panel of anti-androgen resistant prostate…sciencecityAugust 25, 2017
Local News Cannabis Traits Unlocked for Better Regulation Medical cannabis production is one of the fastest growing agri-biotech industries in BC, a province…sciencecityAugust 25, 2017
AwardsFeatured Awards MSFHR Funds 11 BC Innovators in First Innovation to Commercialization Awards MSFHR has announced 11 award recipients in the first Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) competition. These…sciencecityAugust 24, 2017
Local News More Than an Antibiotic: Unveiling Alternative Therapeutic Potential of Gentamicin Approximately 10% of rare genetic diseases are caused by nonsense mutations, in which a stop…sciencecityAugust 24, 2017
Publications of the Week De Novo Mutations in YWHAG Cause Early-Onset Epilepsy These gene mutations are the latest discovered in epilepsy, and enable a much faster more…sciencecityAugust 23, 2017
Local News New DNA-Based Projects to Boost Fruit Plant Trade Canadian fruit growers need the best varieties of plants to be successful. In the case…sciencecityAugust 23, 2017
Interesting Articles Investing in Research Is the Best Way to Create an Innovative Economy With Canada’s 150th birthday squarely in the rear-view mirror, we should now look to our…sciencecityAugust 22, 2017
Local News Working Together with Indigenous Peoples to Enhance Equity and Access in Precision Health Technology advancements and decreasing costs have made DNA sequencing more accessible than ever before. The…sciencecityAugust 21, 2017
Publications of the Week Near-Atomic Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy Structure of the 30-Fold Homooligomeric SpoIIIAG Channel Essential to Spore Formation in Bacillus Subtilis Bacterial sporulation allows starving cells to differentiate into metabolically dormant spores that can survive extreme…sciencecityAugust 21, 2017