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How humans are driving plant evolution
A new study conducted by biologists out of the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) suggests that urban environments are altering ...
Regenerative agriculture: How a Canadian farm repurposes food waste to combat climate change
Jocelyn Molyneux has an army of around a million red wiggler worms at her Caledon, Ont.-based Wastenot farms, diverting the organic ...
Like meat? Early humans almost exclusively ate protein and hunted large animals for 2 million years
In a study recently published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, academics from Tel Aviv University in Israel and ...
Even after we reach herd immunity, COVID booster vaccines will likely be necessary to stop variants
Influenza viruses are fast-changing, making it difficult for the human body to build an immune response, which is why the ...
Viewpoint: ‘No added hormones’? How food labels can be technically accurate but still misleading
Terms like 'GMO-free' and 'raised without hormones or antibiotics' are just some of the labels used on food products, and ...
Could ‘living DNA hard drives’ solve the coming data storage crisis?
Scientists working with CRISPR technology have made advancements in encoding data inside the DNA of bacteria, essentially creating “living hard ...
Bodybuilder’s death offers warning about genetics and rising use of protein supplements
The death of an Australian bodybuilder with a rare genetic disorder should serve as a cautionary tale for those who ...
Smoking one pack of cigarettes each day can cause 150 DNA mutations in single year
Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day causes an average of 150 mutations a year in lung cells, according to ...
Status of gene patents in Canada still uncertain despite recent legal battles
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Scientists grow lung cells from patients in lab to test drugs
Researchers have produced lung cells in the lab using stem cells grown from the skin of patients with cystic fibrosis ...
Genetic testing for nutrition – it’s finally here
After Nutrigenomix testing, patients will no longer be given generic advice such as “cut back on salt.” Instead, they will ...
Old drug could have new use as cancer stem cell killer
An old drug once routinely used as a treatment for schizophrenia appears to have a hidden talent, Canadian researchers have ...
Grower develops GMO apple that won’t turn brown
An Okanagan orchardist is trying to get the OK for a genetically modified apple that won't turn brown, but his ...
