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Can Okanagan wine vines beat the heat?...

Research conducted by UBC is exploring the effects of extreme heat on grape vines and how biostimulants could be used to protect them from weather events. Dr. Simone Castellarin ap...

August 11, 2025
New research projects study respiratory conditions on unborn babies an...

Dr. Emilia Lim and Dr. Michael Kobor appear on the CBC's On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko to talk about their individual projects on wildfires and respiratory health. Listen to...

August 07, 2025
Newly-funded research examines health impacts of wildfire smoke...

Three new projects being led by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers will examine the profound and lasting toll that wildfire smoke takes on human health. Read the article....

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How will wildfire smoke affect certain people more than others in the ...

Dr. Emilia Lim from UBC appears on Mornings with Simi to talk about research on how wildfires have an impact on our lung health. Listen to the episode....

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As another wildfire season grips communities across B.C. and Canada, three new projects being led by UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers will examine the profound and lasting toll ...

August 07, 2025
Okanagan wineries laud ‘banner season’ amid climate risks...

Researchers aim to learn more about heat impacts on vines and how soil additives could help. Read the article....

July 30, 2025
Genome BC Launches Collaborative Research Project to Boost Resilience ...

A new collaboration between Genome BC and regional wine industry organizations aims to explore the impacts of weather effects such as heat stress—with a goal to find solutions. ...

July 30, 2025
Friend or foe: how genomics can tell if there’s trouble in your fiel...

Wireworms are a notorious pest in British Columbia that pose a big risk to sweet corn, potato and cereal crops, industries that are worth multimillions annually....

July 23, 2025
Biomedical printing for heart health...

Just as the invention of the movable-type printing press in the fifteenth century drove knowledge transfer to warp speed, three-dimensional printing of human and animal tissues is ...

July 21, 2025
Environmental monitoring: Seeing the unseen through eDNA...

Environmental DNA—eDNA—is genetic material shed by living creatures, from creeping water-primrose to fishing spiders, bats and humans. It’s everywhere and scientists easily f...

June 06, 2025
SFU researchers awarded $2.88 million to strengthen Canadian water mon...

When humans, animals, plants and viruses interact with or live in water, they shed their genetic material, or environmental DNA or RNA (collectively eDNA). Monitoring and sharing e...

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Teens can take in science-filled summer with Geneskool in Chilliwack...

Students will learn about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genomics at a week-long summer camp at the University of the Fraser Valley....

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“The human genome is a window into the biology of why we suffer side effects from drugs or experience diseases differently,” says Dr. Bruce Carleton, founder and lead of CPNDS ...

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New genomics projects to improve disease testing and treatment...

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have received new funding from the Government of British Columbia, in partnership with Genome BC and Genome Alberta, to accelerate the future o...

April 30, 2025
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Researchers are taking a new approach to kelp conservation by studying how their genes could be key in protecting B.C. kelp forests from climate change...

April 07, 2025
Groundbreaking Studies Expand Genetic Associations With Depression and...

As many as two-thirds of people with depression don’t respond to the first antidepressant they try, and roughly 30% don’t respond to typical medications at all....

April 04, 2025
Bird flu outbreaks: 4 things to watch as birds migrate back north...

With bird flu at a dangerous point and its epicentre in the U.S., CBC’s Jennifer Yoon breaks down four things to keep an eye on as birds migrate back north to Canada....

March 28, 2025
Genome BC Secures $49M for Personalized Health Research in BC...

Genome BC has helped secure more than $49 million to support five cutting-edge genomics projects aimed at advancing personalized healthcare in British Columbia....

March 27, 2025
Researchers announce development of powdery mildew resistance for cann...

Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has discovered a novel source of genetic resistance against a common fungal disease that affects cannabis plants....

March 20, 2025
La Colombie-Britannique s’outille pour contrer la grippe aviaire...

La lutte contre la grippe aviaire H5N1 sera plus efficace si la province se dote de nouveaux outils pour détecter le virus, estiment des chercheurs de l'Université de la Colombie...

March 11, 2025
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Managing mine tailings presents challenges and opportunities. The latter includes improving management practices to mitigate environmental impacts and recovering valuable materials...

March 03, 2025
Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird f...

As avian influenza continues to devastate poultry farmers in B.C., and raises the risk of cross infection to cows and humans, two new genomics research projects aim to help the pro...

February 21, 2025
How the study of genes can be used to help control the spread of Chron...

Nice Genes! podcast host, Dr. Kaylee Byers appears on CBC Radio West to talk about the podcast and Chronic Wasting Disease in BC....

December 05, 2024
UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of ag...

As climate change increasingly affects traditional agriculture, new methods are being explored to make sure our food security stays intact....

November 27, 2024
How genomics could help protect B.C.’s redcedars...

University of British Columbia geneticists — partnered with British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests — have decoded a quicker method of breeding western redcedar, perhaps B.C....

November 20, 2024
B.C.’s deer population under threat from ‘zombie’ di...

Researchers at Simon Fraser University are working with hunters, Indigenous stewards and Genome B.C. to track the illness, gather information and build a unified response....

October 16, 2024
Genome BC supporting research into fatal wildlife disease...

A non-profit B.C. genomics organization is stepping up to fund a two-year research project into a fatal wildlife disease that was recently discovered in the province this year....

October 07, 2024
Doing the Climate Change Shuffle: On Climate-based Approaches for Seed...

(Page 30) Near the end of the second Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers, there is a stirring scene called The Last March of the Ents. In the scene, the ents — large, tree-lik...

October 01, 2024
New genetic counsellor trial aims to provide personalized genetic care...

This innovative project seeks to meet the growing demands on BC’s healthcare system by providing personalized genetic care directly within communities across BC....

September 25, 2024
Bulking and Foaming Bacteria...

(Page 13) How B.C. researchers are characterizing what's in activated sludge to improve process control and pollution removal....

September 23, 2024
Genomic Technology Tips the Scales in Favour of Wild Pacific Salmon...

(Article on Page 10) Few spectacles in nature are as stirring as the sight of wild Pacific salmon returning to spawn in the rivers and streams in which they were born years before....

September 01, 2024
Unique immersive science camp returning to Prince George...

Organized and run by Genome BC, “Geneskool” will once again be held in Prince George. From August 12-16, students will be put into an immersive experience that took inspiration...

July 13, 2024
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This summer, Genome BC is offering a unique summer camp experience for students from grades 9 to 12 in Kamloops. It’s a Pacific Northwest-themed mystery with a thrilling scientif...

July 08, 2024
Is Genome Testing the Key to Curing Depression?...

(Video) Psychiatry and Medical Genetics Professor at the University of British Columbia, Jehannine Austin discusses genome testing as a potential cure for depression on CTV Morning...

July 03, 2024
New technology aims to improve care for organ transplant patients...

Organ transplant patients once had to take a cocktail of drugs to combat rejection. However, new genomic tools could make it much easier to reduce rejection rates....

June 20, 2024
British Columbia needs a unified response to the biodiversity crisis...

From massive kelp forests to monumental old-growth on land, British Columbia’s biodiversity — which is unrivalled in Canada — provides an array of cultural, economic, socia...

May 28, 2024
A CRISPR breakthrough?...

Opinion By Federica Di Palma: It's the first time that a therapy using CRISPR has been approved for the treatment of a condition in humans. What does that mean for the future of me...

May 08, 2024
Policy foresight: a valuable tool in an era of rapid technological cha...

Policy and decision makers face a growing challenge: keeping up with the ever-increasing complexity and rapid pace of development in cutting-edge technologies....

April 24, 2024
Why studying poop can help the shellfish industry...

A team of B.C. researchers have developed a new ocean water testing method that could make a huge difference to the shellfish industry. Climate and Science specialist Darius Mahdav...

March 27, 2024
Human poop pollution targeted in new B.C. early warning system...

A group of B.C. scientists is moving to create an early warning system to pinpoint the source of human and animal fecal pollution...

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Les données des Autochtones sont absentes des grandes bases de données génétiques, en grande partie à cause d’une longue histoire d’abus de confiance....

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Harnessing Canada’s Potential in Genomics Research...

The speed and accessibility of genomic sequencing, coupled with advances in computational and data science, are cracking open a new, global era of rapid scientific discovery and in...

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Helpful Gut Bacteria Seem to Reduce Allergic Disease in Kids...

In babies, the right combo of gut bacteria might stave off later allergies, so scientists are testing “cocktails” of helpful microbes as therapy....

February 21, 2024
Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies...

Several major childhood allergies may all stem from the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia a...

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Using Drone Technology to Identify Climate-resilient Trees...

(SEE PAGE 28) - With rising temperatures, and droughts  and extreme weather events challenging the forestry industry, traditional tree breeding programs face a formidable task....

January 03, 2024
Funding paves the way for innovative wastewater surveillance program i...

A new initiative, dubbed SAFEGUARD, aims to transform monitoring for viruses and other pathogens in British Columbia, offering early and enhanced surveillance to better prepare the...

December 19, 2023
Genetic testing could greatly benefit patients with depression, save h...

A special kind of genetic test that helps determine the best antidepressant for patients with moderate-to-severe depression could generate substantive health system savings and gre...

November 14, 2023
A new hop: How the hunt for a B.C.-optimized beer ingredient could spa...

A research program in British Columbia is aiming to help revive the province's once-mighty hop industry by developing B.C.-optimized strains of the beer ingredient....

October 20, 2023
The future of sustainable mining belongs to the microbe...

The Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform is finding tiny solutions to some of our biggest environmental challenges...

October 19, 2023
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