by Nicole Kuchinsky | Dec 1, 2015
November was a big month for science in Canada. Our new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, sent a clear message that science will be a priority for his administration by naming Dr. Kirsty Duncan Minister of Science, and Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and...
by David Kent | Nov 16, 2015
The United Kingdom has begun its foray into using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in clinical settings. I have to admit I was surprised that following coverage on the BBC and in The Guardian, there was virtually no anti-ESC protesting to be found,...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 13, 2015
Are you a wannabe astronaut? If you haven’t yet heard the news, NASA is hiring. Think you got the right stuff? The boys from One Direction do and you’ll know this if you have viewed their “NASA” video (over 185 million have clicked!). Now, apart from...
by Hamideh Emrani | Nov 9, 2015
Continuing with the theme of interesting biomaterials-related talks at the recent Till & McCulloch Meetings in Toronto, Canada, was the one delivered by Professor Molly Shoichet from the University of Toronto. Her group focuses on designing polymer scaffolds to...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 6, 2015
According to the helpful infographic below from Thermo Fisher, genetic engineering has been around since 1831. With the introduction of CRISPR/Cas9 in 2012, genome engineering – or at least CRISPR – seems to be on everyone’s lips. Signals bloggers are no exception....
Comments