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A University of Guelph research team led by Dr. George van der Merwe, a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology in the College of Biological Sciences, is looking to expand and diversify the local craft cider industry in Ontario. 

To help facilitate growth in the cider industry, the team will cultivate new yeast stains, develop new cider apple varieties and seek to better understand how taxation impacts the industry. 

The disease already affects thousands of Canadian women. The climate crisis could mean an even greater number of infections. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

When we drink our morning coffee, we don’t often think about how it managed to get into our mugs. We should, though, because the flowers that produce the coffee beans have an interesting story to tell. READ MORE

Improved treatments for infections caused by often-deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria may result from a recent discovery by University of Guelph microbiologists. 

By studying how methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizes and infects human hosts, the researchers have found a potential drug target to strengthen existing treatments to overcome antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  

Preventing heart failure and managing diabetes are the potential benefits of a new discovery by University of Guelph researchers.   

The team has shown that nitrate – already a popular dietary supplement for athletes – can help improve cardiac health even in a state of obesity.  In an intriguing finding, the study is the first to link heart-health benefits of nitrate to gastrointestinal microbes.  (Link no longer available)

Editorial bias, publication delays and prohibitive publishing costs are among a growing list of complaints levelled by researchers against the ages-old peer review process used by many scientific journals.  

Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: that’s the apocalypse-causing fungus in the hit TV show “The Last of Us.” But it won’t cause a real-life pandemic anytime soon, says a University of Guelph microbiologist.

For Dr. Shaun Sanders, brain cancer research revolves around her lab in the University of Guelph’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), part of the College of Biological Science.

Estrogen may play a key role in reducing the impact of kidney disease, say researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

While kidney disease is a worsening public health concern for everyone, previous studies have shown it is more devastating in men than in women. Dr. Nina Jones and her team of researchers set out to determine the molecular basis of this intriguing sex difference. READ MORE HERE

Despite ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph community has raised more than $500,000 in this year’s United Way campaign.