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Posted on: May 10, 2012 10:00 AM

Genome Alberta Award Winners - Science Fairs 2012

Both the Super Bowl and the Grey Cup of Science Fair season are happening this coming week. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) will take place in Pittsburgh,...

Posted on: May 17, 2012 10:00 AM

How Carrots Won the Trojan War – a review

You probably knew that some of the vegetables that we eat are, from a botanical perspective, fruits. Did you know that it took a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1893 to define which fruits are vegetables? If there were a form of analytics on my...

Posted on: May 16, 2012 9:30 AM

Twitter Snips for May 16th, 2012

A day on the Internet sees enough information to fill 168 millions DVDs being sent around the world. We send 294 billion e-mails and you're reading one of the 2 million blog posts written every day. @GenomeAlberta and @mikesgene are just two of the 4...

Posted on: May 10, 2012 2:30 PM

Bacon and Eggheads with Steve Larter

On May 3rd, Stephen Larter presented to the Bacon and Eggheads breakfast in Ottawa. The series brings together Parliamentarians with experts from across science and engineering to show off Canadian research. The prestigious forum is a unique...

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Posted on: May 17, 2012 1:45 PM

Modernizer of cattle genetics passes

Dr. Roy Berg, the man who brought hybrid vigour to Alberta’s cow herds, passed away last week at the age of 85. Ranchers and others in the agriculture industry should take a moment to remember...

Posted on: May 17, 2012 1:45 PM

Modernizer of cattle genetics passes

Dr. Roy Berg, the man who brought hybrid vigour to Alberta’s cow herds, passed away last week at the age of 85. Ranchers and others in the agriculture industry should take a moment to remember Berg not only for his intelligence and hard work,...

Posted on: May 11, 2012 3:30 PM

The genetics of smell and taste

A person’s ability to smell a steroid that contributes to boar taint depends on that person’s genetics, according to recent research out of Norway. Researchers assembled a group of consumers and evaluated their ability to smell and taste...

Posted on: May 3, 2012 2:45 PM

Genomic research unravels livestock origins, shapes future

Modern cattle are descended from a small herd domesticated in the Middle East about 10,500 years ago, according to recent genetics research. Researchers extracted DNA from domestic cattle bones found at archeological sites. By examining the DNA of...

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