Local News Researchers Identify Genes That Give Cannabis Its Flavour UBC Science | April 3, 2017 UBC scientists have scanned the genome of cannabis plants to find the genes responsible for…sciencecityApril 3, 2017 Read More
Local News DNA Testing at BC Community Pharmacies Comes One Step Closer Genome BC | March 31, 2017 Imagine if before taking a medication, you could walk into your local pharmacy and take…sciencecityMarch 31, 2017 Read More
Local News Review of Microbiome Research in Brain Disease Finds Intriguing Associations in an Emerging Field Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health | March 30, 2017 Almost half the cells and just one per cent of the unique genes found in…sciencecityMarch 30, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles A Graduate Student Committee Could Help Inform Canada’s Future Chief Scientific Advisor University Affairs | March 30, 2017 The announcement to create the position of a chief science advisor (CSA) for Canada by…sciencecityMarch 30, 2017 Read More
Spotlight Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr. Lynne Quarmby Science in the City | March 29, 2017 Dr. Lynne Quarmby is a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at…sciencecityMarch 29, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Business Should Create More Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Roles for Women The Vancouver Sun | March 28, 2017 Last month, General Electric announced that by 2020 the company would not only have equal…sciencecityMarch 28, 2017 Read More
Local News Macular Degeneration Treatment Raises Risk of Glaucoma, Faculty of Medicine Researchers Find UBC Faculty of Medicine | March 28, 2017 An epidemiological study by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers has shown that repeated injections of…sciencecityMarch 28, 2017 Read More
Publications of the Week Stromal Gene Expression Is Predictive for Metastatic Primary Prostate Cancer Mo, et al. | European Urology | March 27, 2017 Background Clinical grading systems using clinical features alongside nomograms lack precision in guiding treatment decisions…sciencecityMarch 27, 2017 Read More
Interesting Articles Science and Society Must Collaborate in Setting Research Agenda The Vancouver Sun | March 27, 2017 Much anticipated initial results of the Canadian chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) clinical trial for…sciencecityMarch 27, 2017 Read More
Local News Radical Approach Limits Disease Progression in Experimental Models of MS Centre for Brain Health | March 24, 2017 A simple compound is showing promise in limiting disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), reducing…sciencecityMarch 24, 2017 Read More