Original Post: Chemical Institute of Canada
May/June 2014 | By ROBERTA STALEY
Carbohydrate chemist Mario Monteiro develops vaccines to thwart pathogenic bacteria. His latest challenge may be his biggest yet — creating a vaccine to fight the gastric bugs that cause havoc in the lives of autistic children.
An Indian-origin researcher along with colleagues from University of Guelph in Canada has developed a simple and effective tool to predict avian flu outbreaks on chicken and other bird farms in barely two minutes.
Current tests require samples to be sent to a laboratory, where it can take eight hours to a couple of days to yield results.
Original Article By Brandon Barrett
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an iron fish?
It seems something fishy is going on in Calgary with the labelling of some sushi products.
An informal research project at the University of Calgary turned up some surprising results — 39 per cent of the fish products sampled were not what they claimed to be.
REPRINT: InstantLabs Press Release – November 17 2014
University of Guelph partnership produces two-hour crab meat test; Full portfolio of seafood tests under development
Winner of the 2015 Green Thumb Award - Asaparbest is a variety from the UofG Asparagus breeding program.
The 50 Most Influential People in Vaccines
High immune responders have lower incidence of disease
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014
Story by Anna Wassermann, a writer for SPARK (Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge)
Cows with strong immune systems can be used for breeding healthier offspring.
Academic technology transfer – the process of moving research from the lab to the market – provides intrinsic benefits to universities that go far beyond any potential revenues from licenses and royalties, say scientists.
Repost from the UofG President's webpage
Original Post By: Alastair Summerlee