General Science

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UBC’s trailblazing biologist, Dr. Gertrude May Smith

UBC Faculty of Science General Science
Dr. Gertrude May Smith in 1926, the year she received her MA in biolology from UBC. Photo: Frederick Louis HackingUBC Science’s first female professor was unceremoniously let go during the Great Depression — but her contributions live on in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum collectionsBy Ildiko SzaboIf you open the Beaty Biodiversity Museum cabinet containing rough-skinned newt specimens, the jar...

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Unveiling trogocytosis: A breakthrough in understanding antibody-mediated immune suppression

Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Unveiling trogocytosis: A breakthrough in understanding antibody-mediated immune suppression Plasma Transfusion Tuesday, February 06, 2024 Dr. Travis Sztainert This blog was written with the assistance of Canadian Blood Services senior scientist, Dr. Alan Lazarus. Yoelys Cruz Leal giving a presentation at ISBT in Gothenburg, which led up to the published article. In transfusion science, groundbreaking...

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Farida Zaman: Aliya’s Secret

L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science
Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Farida Zaman. Take it away, Farida! Aliya’s Secret published by Owl Kids is a picture book very close to my heart. Firstly, because it’s my debut picture book as an author / illustrator, and secondly because it was inspired...

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Yes to more evaluation, but a bigger yes to more action

David Kent General Science, Policy and Politics
A report recently published by Shift Insight, UK Reproducibility Network & Vitae, provides an overview of the types of various research culture initiatives throughout the U.K. and also sets out a framework for understanding these initiatives as collective groups of activities. There is certainly a lot going on in the name of “research culture change” with activities aimed...

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COP 28 delivered a compromise deal that disappointed scientists but we are expanding opportunities for YorkU to participate in UN Climate Change spaces

Dawn Bazely Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science
  You may have stumbled across recent newspaper articles stating that 2023 was the hottest year on record since humans have tracked temperatures. Should you be alarmed? Without a doubt, yes, especially since scientists have long warned about these climatic changes if greenhouse gas emissions were not curbed. The planet's main hope for slowing anthropogenic...

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3 choses à savoir sur l’édition de gènes pour guérir les maladies, sur la façon dont les biocarburants peuvent réduire les émissions de carbone des avions et sur le potentiel des robots pour remplacer les tracteurs agricoles

Ingenium (Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation) General Science
Pour l'édition de janvier, les conseillères scientifiques expliquent comment l'édition de gènes peut guérir les maladies, la façon dont les biocarburants peuvent réduire les émissions de carbone des avions et le potentiel des robots pour remplacer les tracteurs agricoles.

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3 things you should know about gene editing to cure disease, how biofuels can reduce aircraft carbon emissions, and the potential for robots to replace farm tractors

Ingenium (Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation) General Science
January edition, Ingenium's science advisors provide context around the latest developments in a genetic treatment for sickle cell disease, how sustainable aviation fuels reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and how autonomous robots may someday replace traditional farm tractors.

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Canadian Blood Services announces new Dana Devine Award

Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Canadian Blood Services announces new Dana Devine Award Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Dr. Travis Sztainert Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This is a repost of a blog written...

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