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Agricultural research in BC gets boost
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A program that furthers innovation in BC agriculture has been renewed by the BC and federal governments with $3 million in funding over two years. The cost-shared program will allow companies to access funding to support late-stage…
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$15M establishes canola research cluster
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Howden, MB – The federal government is providing $15 million in funding to support a new research cluster being led by the Canola Council of Canada. It brings together scientific expertise for research into key areas such as canola oil…
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LaboratoryLife SciencesResearch Results
Checklist avoids flaws in preclinical animal research
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Only 11% of drugs that enter clinical trials in humans are ultimately found safe and effective enough to receive regulatory approval. One possible reason for this dismal success rate is flawed preclinical animal research. A number of…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
$1.7M project examines genetic roots of FASD
July 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded $1.37 million in funding to a team at the University of Manitoba that is led by James Davie, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Chromatin Dynamics. The researchers will study…
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Research icebreaker celebrates 10th birthday
July 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – The Canadian Coast Guard ship Amundsen is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a research icebreaker this year as it departs Quebec City today for its annual expedition to the Canadian Arctic. Over the past 10 years,…
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Laser research prize issues application call
July 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Ditzingen, Germany – Developers and researchers who work in the field of laser technology are being called to apply for a 30,000-euro prize called the Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis. Deadline for both applications and nominations is December 31, 2013. This international…
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Pressurized virus blasts its infectious DNA into human cells
July 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The virus that causes those painful lip blisters known as cold sores has an internal pressure eight times higher than a car tire, and uses it to literally blast its infectious DNA into human cells, scientists are…
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Top prize for Arctic researcher
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – One of the world’s top Arctic researchers, Queen’s University professor John Smol, has been awarded the $50,000 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. Dr. Smol’s collaborative work has…
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LaboratoryResearch Results
Wildfires projected to get more common, harder to control
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Devastating wildfires the likes of which razed Slave Lake in 2011 will become more common and tougher to control, according to new study from researchers at the University of Alberta. The study appears in a special issue…
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LaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
Highly sensitive E coli test uses new molecular technology
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Agricultural, medical and computer science researchers from the University of Alberta (U of A) have developed a new testing device that can detect pathogenic E. coli while meat is still at food processing facilities. The test is…
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Medical isotope production facility opens in Alberta
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta’s new Medical Isotope and Cyclotron Facility has celebrated its grand opening. The facility is receiving funding of $7 million through the federal government’s Isotope Technology Acceleration Program (ITAP). The funding is being used…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Genetic changes may contribute to schizophrenia onset
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered rare genetic changes that may be responsible for the onset of schizophrenia. Several of these same genetic lesions had previously been found to have causal…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
$8M in prostate cancer research funding awarded
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Prostate Cancer Canada has announced that 40 prostate cancer researchers have been awarded grants through the Movember Discovery Grants program. The researchers are all on the verge of early-stage research breakthroughs. The program is designed to allow both…
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LaboratoryMaterials Science
CLS joins network of composite materials researchers
July 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – An agreement recently signed by the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Composites Research Network (CRN) has the goal of shining synchrotron light on questions facing the composites industry. The CRN is an initiative of the University…
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Studies assess impact of environmental factors on human health and disease
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) is providing funding to nine teams of researchers examining how environmental factors can alter the expression of human DNA and health. The funding comes from a partnership between CIHR and…
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Japan, Canada compete for top researcher
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In an unusual alliance between TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for nuclear and particle physics, and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) in Japan, a long-term joint research position has been…
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Team obtains ground-breaking measurements using IR light
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) have obtained high-resolution measurements in the infrared (IR) spectrum that they say could change the way research is conducted using synchrotron light. CLS spectroscopist Brant Billinghurst said he and his…
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LaboratoryLife SciencesResearch Results
Discovery maps cell growth processes
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A discovery regarding how normal cells communicate and control their growth has been made by researchers in Dr. Anthony Pawson’s lab at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. The novel findings have the potential to better…
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World’s most powerful microscope is ready for research
July 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – What the University of Victoria says is the world’s most powerful microscope – which resides in a specially constructed room at the university – has been fully assembled and tested, and is ready for scientific research. The…
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SFU scientist wins Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award
July 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Simon Fraser chemist David J. Vocadlo, MCIC, has received the 2013 Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award from the Canadian Society for Chemistry. The prize is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a…
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Zeiss to acquire 3D X-ray microscope maker
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Oberkochen, Germany and Pleasanton, CA – Optics and optoelectronics manufacturer, Carl Zeiss says it plans to acquire US-based Xradia, which manufactures 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. After the acquisition is finalized, Xradia will operate under the…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Two projects get go-ahead under Ontario-Quebec research initiative
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Two Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)-backed projects are the first to be approved under an Ontario-Quebec life sciences research partnership. “OCE is pleased that our projects have been recognized as important to this partnership,” said Dr. Tom…
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Novel research model discovered for auto-immune disease study
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Javier M. Di Noia in the Immunity and Viral Infections research division, discovered a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases. The scientists are the…
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Growing anaerobes faster
July 3, 2013 by Lab Canada While PRAS plates involve a slightly higher out-of-pocket expense, that cost is often dramatically outweighed by the benefits including faster and more reliable isolation and growth of anaerobes.
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3D digital brain atlas offers free access
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have created BigBrain, the first 3D microstructural model of the entire human brain which is free and publicly available to researchers worldwide. The results of the BigBrain model, created…
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Genomics research project to sequence Listeria strains
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new $1.4 million project will sequence and map the genomes of many Listeria strains to identify those strains that are likely to be most harmful to human health as well as those most likely to survive…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
$10M supports genomic research into personalized cancer treatment
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A project at the BC Cancer Agency that seeks a cost-effective, genomic approach to treat lymphoid cancer has received $10 million in funding. The project – led by Dr. Joseph Connors, clinical director at the BC Cancer…
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Photocatalysis keeps fruit, veg and flowers fresh longer
June 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Strasbourg, France – New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers – a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who…
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Study makes breakthrough in triple-negative breast cancer treatment
June 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An international research team of Canadian and Australian scientists led by CRCHUM’s Dr. John Stagg have found that an enzyme in triple-negative breast cancer makes patients less responsive to chemotherapy. The discovery opens the door to new…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Blockbuster $300M funding commitment for heart and stroke research
June 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Through its newly formed Heart and Stroke Foundation Research Leadership Circle, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has announced a $300 million, multi-year commitment to 18 of Canada’s leading research institutions. The foundation says it is the largest…
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Global chemical management under the microscope
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – Last week, the Helsinki Chemicals Forum 2013 created a lively and insightful dialogue of regulators, politicians, industry leaders, NGOs and academics to discuss important aspects of chemical management globally. The fifth leading international chemicals safety conference was…
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