by Stacey Johnson | Aug 12, 2016
Andrew Pelling is a self-described biohacker (and also the Canada research chair in experimental cell mechanics at the University of Ottawa) who makes ears out of apples and sees inspiration all around him – but science fiction (The Matrix, Little Shop of Horrors) is...
by Sara M. Nolte | Aug 8, 2016
If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably come across various campaigns looking for stem cell donors. You may even know someone who needs a stem cell transplant. It is increasingly apparent that there is a demand for stem cell donors for those in need....
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 5, 2016
Andrew Pelling, University of Ottawa, is a biohacker. Biohacking refers to the application of IT hacks to biological systems – most prominently, the human body – but also the entire biosphere. Biohacking encompasses a wide spectrum of DIY IT projects and...
by David Kent | Aug 2, 2016
Last week, a good friend of mine forwarded me a correspondence from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). I was expecting to read about a new drug being tested in clinical trials or maybe a neat scientific perspective on leukemia biology, but what I got instead...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 29, 2016
It was Science magazine’s 2013 breakthrough of the year and called a “turning point in cancer.” It even scored its own awareness month that year. Cancer immunotherapy – therapies that harness the power of a patient’s immune system to fight their disease – had...
by Holly Wobma | Jul 28, 2016
The summer 2016 Olympics are rapidly approaching and I’ve already been blown away by preview clips of some of the competing athletes performing amazing (and kind of dangerous!) looking stunts. Clouding this year’s games, however, has been the Zika virus outbreak, for...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 22, 2016
You would be hard-pressed to find a Canadian stem cell scientist who doesn’t know that Drs. Jim Till and Ernest McCulloch advanced medical research across the globe with their discovery, in 1961, of blood stem cells at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, today the...
by David Kent | Jul 18, 2016
During the morning plenary session on the final day of ISSCR, we were treated to a delightful mix of basic and translational science as well as a riveting public policy lecture from Alta Charo. The session was all about disease modeling and stem cells and the...
by Alanna Evans | Jul 15, 2016
You could say Guy Ben-Ary is a rock-n-roll Renaissance man. In his 9-to-5 life, he’s manager of CellCentral, Australia’s first integrated histology and biological imaging lab. And in the hours that remain, he’s an artist drawing inspiration from his day job. Most...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 14, 2016
It’s summer and if you’re like me, you’re already dipping into the ice cream a little too often. My kids love cotton candy and snow cones, the kind you get at fairs and festivals. Yes, it’s that season too. And who doesn’t love a good carnival? On that note, I’m very...
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