Publications of the Week A New Lineage of Eukaryotes Illuminates Early Mitochondrial Genome Reduction Janouskovec, J. and Keeling, P.J., et al. | December 14, 2017 Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Current Biology from the…sciencecityDecember 14, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles How Researchers and Institutions Can Help Stop the Spread of Fake Science CTV News | December 14, 2017 A team of Canadian researchers that studied so-called predatory journals is suggesting a “co-ordinated response”…sciencecityDecember 14, 2017 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Alex Wyatt Receives a CIHR Early Career Investigator Award Vancouver Prostate Centre | December 13, 2017 Dr. Alex Wyatt has been awarded a CIHR Early Career Investigator Award for $345,000 over…sciencecityDecember 13, 2017 Read More
Local News Inside The Microbiome: Why Good Gut Bacteria Is The Big Hope For Allergic Disease Allergic Living | December 13, 2017 Microbes exist everywhere – in water, air, soil, plants and animals, and from the coldest…sciencecityDecember 13, 2017 Read More
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