Genomics Blog
Posted on: January 26, 2012 3:15 PM
Alberta Researchers Receive Top Achievement Awards
2011 CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards Genome Alberta is pleased to see all researcher recognized for their work but are particularly pleased so see Board Member Dr. Marv Fritzler among those recognized by the Canadian Institutes of...
Posted on: January 26, 2012 8:45 AM
2012 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition in Personalized Health
Request for Applications (RFA) Genomics and Personalized Health A Genome Canada – CIHR Partnership Genome Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is seeking proposals for large-scale research projects which...
Posted on: January 23, 2012 10:00 AM
Warning: Your Information is Set to Overload
Information. We're drowning in the stuff. It includes our regular diet of journals, TV, radio and music, e-mails ranging from newsletters to our day-to-day business, and social media feeds. Finding yourself in the deep end of the information pool...
Livestock Blog
Posted on: January 27, 2012 2:45 PM
Banking on Genes to Beat Climate Change
While much has been said about livestock’s contribution of greenhouse gases to climate change, too little has been said about how climate change will affect the world’s food supply. Indeed, scientists are justifiably worried about why...
Posted on: January 19, 2012 3:30 PM
Agricultural development needed to improve health and well-being of world's poor
More than 600 delegates from Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia are in Alberta this week for the annual Banff Pork Seminar. Delegates have plenty to chew on with this year’s theme, “Feeding Tomorrow’s World.” One of...
Posted on: January 10, 2012 3:15 PM
Dutch agriculture minister calls for research into new livestock virus
A new disease prowls European livestock operations. Schmallenberg virus, named for the town in Germany where it was identified, causes brain and limb deformities in ruminant fetuses. The virus infects the females early in their pregnancies. Cattle...
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