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Posted on: February 1, 2012 9:45 AM

Tickets for Spencer Wells Deep Ancestry Presentation

As part of our co-sponsorship of the National Geographic Live presentation of Deep Ancestry with National Geographic's Explorer-in-Residence Spencer Wells, we have some free tickets available. First place to check is the Facebook contest page for...

Posted on: February 1, 2012 8:15 AM

Twitter Snips for February 1st, 2012

Twitter is going to hit user number 500 million this month. That is an impressive feat and means it is becomng impossible to dismiss Twitter as a useful communication tool with an equally useful role in science communication. It also means it is no...

Posted on: January 31, 2012 8:15 AM

Can we trust science news in the media?

Question: What do you get when you have @priongirl, @jayingram and @CTVKarenOwen on @IronwoodStage hosted by @Telus_Spark? Answer: Well, it is not a tweet-up even though it I noted that the hashtag #sciencecafe was being used. This is a panel...

Livestock Blog

Posted on: February 1, 2012 4:00 PM

The genetics behind behaviour

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...

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