by Sara M. Nolte | Oct 11, 2018
While it’s been years since I’ve been in school or academia, I can’t help but feel nostalgic this time of year, when fall marks the beginning of a new year (and the return of the pumpkin spice latte, mmm!). Many of you are hunkering down in your courses, starting new...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 5, 2018
The 10 percent rule usually works fairly well when estimating disease prevalence in Canada compared to the equivalent in the U.S. Our population is about 10 percent the size of the U.S. so it makes sense that we match up, to an equivalent degree, on health issues,...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 14, 2018
Across Canada, there are individuals who have taken on the challenge of educating the public about science to inform the misinformed. Some outspoken individuals have challenged celebrities and have become celebrities in their own right. Others wear the title of...
by Stacey Johnson | May 11, 2018
For Canada to thrive, supporting and training our future work force and leaders is crucial. This can happen in a myriad of ways. For a group of Canadian organizations in the biotherapeutics field, this has taken the form of joining together to host training workshops...
by Jovana Drinjakovic | Apr 25, 2018
Miniature human brains continue to develop when hooked up to a blood supply in the mouse brain in a finding that opens up new avenues for learning how the brain forms and falls ill, while at the same time raising ethical questions. Last week, two teams reported...
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