Local News Canadian Effort Will Bring New Tools for Crop BreedingGenome BC | January 22, 2018Rapid population growth, a changing climate, and increasing constraints on land, water, and nutrients threaten…sciencecityJanuary 22, 2018 Read More
Local News Research That’s More Than Skin Deep: Q&A with Paulina PiesikBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | January 19, 2018On the surface, our skin is a barrier surrounding our bodies. But underneath those layers,…sciencecityJanuary 19, 2018 Read More
Local News Research That’s More Than Skin Deep: Q&A with Paulina PiesikBC Children's Hospital Research Institute | January 19, 2018On the surface, our skin is a barrier surrounding our bodies. But underneath those layers,…mjoyJanuary 19, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week ChopStitch: Exon Annotation and Splice Graph Construction Using Transcriptome Assembly and Whole Genome Sequencing DataKhan, H. and Birol, I., et al. | January 19, 2018Read the Publication This week we profile a recent publication in Bioinformatics from Dr. Inanc…sciencecityJanuary 19, 2018 Read More
Local News CannaRoyalty and Aequus Pharmaceuticals Announce Joint Venture to Develop and Commercialize Cannabis-Based Therapies Targeting Neurological DisordersAequus Pharmaceuticals | January 18, 2018CannaRoyalty Corp. and Aequus Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced a collaboration (the “JV”) to advance a suite of cannabis-based…sciencecityJanuary 18, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week REVIEW: Translational Control of Aberrant Stress Responses as a Novel Hallmark of CancerEl-Naggar, A.M. and Sorensen, P.H. | January 18, 2018Altered mRNA translational control is emerging as a critical factor in cancer development and progression.…sciencecityJanuary 18, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Women Needed in STEM on Brink of Fourth Industrial RevolutionThe Vancouver Sun | January 17, 2018Women are underwhelmingly employed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Not only women…sciencecityJanuary 17, 2018 Read More
Local News MSFHR Appoints Dr. Bev Holmes as President & CEOMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | January 17, 2018The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Board is pleased to announce that following…sciencecityJanuary 17, 2018 Read More
Local News MSFHR Appoints Dr. Bev Holmes as President & CEOMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | January 17, 2018The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Board is pleased to announce that following…mjoyJanuary 17, 2018 Read More
Local News Raman Spectroscopy Used to Distinguish Cell Death and Apoptotic Stages in Chinese Hamster Ovary CellsMichael Smith Laboratories | January 16, 2018Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are the most widely used cell types for the production…sciencecityJanuary 16, 2018 Read More