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sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
A New Podcast from Genome BC – “Nice Genes!” – Delivers a Fun-Sized Dose of Science and Stories

'Nice Genes!' explores the world of genomics and genomics in the world, with humour, expertise and charm   VANCOUVER, BC, June 9, 2022 - From healthcare and biotechnology to forests and fisheries, the evolving ...

June 09, 2022
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
New $30 Million Genomics Initiative Supports Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food System Solutions

Opportunities exist for BC researchers with support from Genome British Columbia   Vancouver, BC — Genome Canada has launched a new $30 million Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems genomics initiative to...

June 07, 2022
sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
Genome BC Launches New $1 Million Health Data Program for Researchers working with Providence Health Care

Vancouver, BC — Genomic research is leading to incredible advances in modern-day healthcare but combining health and genomic data can greatly accelerate new discoveries. To enable the advancement of medical research an...

June 03, 2022
sector_ico_Health_trans Health
Q & A with BC’s Genomic Precision Health Initiative: Genome Sequencing BC

A conversation with Craig Ivany, Tanya Nelson, Anna Lehman, and Linlea Armstrong Mr. Ivany is BC’s Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer; Dr. Nelson is Head of the Division of Genome Diagnostics in the Department of ...

April 26, 2022
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Genome BC and the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC partnering to support food innovation and security

Vancouver, BC — Our province is home to world-class agricultural research and innovation. In a time when climate change compounds concerns related to food security, Genome BC and the Investment Agriculture Foundation o...

April 07, 2022
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Food Policy and its effects on animals and sustainable choices

Animal agriculture is increasingly criticized for its negative effects on the environment, and on the animals reared using increasingly intensive methods. Technological advances may help develop methods and products that...

April 05, 2022
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
British Columbia and One Health: A Collective Approach to Policymaking

British Columbia has seen a convergence of environmental disasters within the past year – including catastrophic forest fires and flooding. When coupled with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these events have had notable...

April 05, 2022 | George Poulakidas
sector_ico_Health_trans Health
BC Researchers identify potent small molecule TMPRSS2 inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2

In the search for effective drugs against SARS-CoV-2 infection, there are speed and safety advantages to repurposing existing drugs. This Genome BC funded project aimed to find drug candidates that could be repurposed fo...

April 05, 2022
sector_ico_Health_trans Health sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
Genome BC’s Pilot Innovation Fund offers investment and provides mentorship

Vancouver, BC — Genome BC has funded several unique projects as part of a commitment to support innovation. This means the practical translation of ideas and research outcomes into new or improved products, services, p...

March 31, 2022
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Honey bee colony collapse could mean food insecurity

Genomic tools will help support better mite resistance   Vancouver, BC — Honey bee colony collapse is a significant problem for Canada, and globally. Important crops including canola, blueberry, cranberry, alm...

March 16, 2022
sector_ico_Education Education
What does a scientist do? South Vancouver Island teachers get sneak peek of Genome BC’s Geneskool™ Virtual Resources

Vancouver- On February 18 hundreds of teachers from South Vancouver Island participated in Tapestry 2022. This outdoor and online conference offered K-12 educators an opportunity to select sessions to develop their ...

February 23, 2022
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Budget 2022 Supports Genome BC to Advance Life Sciences

Genomics offers promising insights to improve health, create jobs and grow BC’s carbon-neutral economy   Vancouver, BC — Budget 2022 will significantly advance British Columbia (BC) as a worldwide hub for li...

February 22, 2022
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Canadian Genomics Rising to the Challenge

In every cell, in every living organism, there is a genome – the blueprint of life. Genomics has and continues to transform our understanding of the world. As a platform technology with many cross sectoral applications...

February 01, 2022 | Federica Di Palma
sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
The Genomic Applications Partnership Program is Accepting Expressions of Interest

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the power of genomics in many ways. Starting with sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, genomics enabled epidemiological tracking of the virus and its evolution. Geno...

February 01, 2022 | Rahul Singh
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
An interview with Dr. Rob Annan at the Canadian Science Policy Conference 2021

Genome Canada President and CEO Rob Annan was interviewed by CSPC team member, Megan Roussy at this year's Canadian Science Policy Conference. [embed]https://youtu.be/zRBPIopEV8E[/embed]...

February 01, 2022
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Transparency and Misinformation: Some key takeaways from the Canadian Science Policy Conference 2021

The 13th Annual Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) Conference was held in November 2021. While there were many topics covered and discussed at this year’s virtual event, two key themes for discussion were evidence t...

February 01, 2022 | Anita Charters
sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
Accelerating innovation and commercialization

Six out of seven technologies to watch in 2022 are related to genomics according to a recent article in Nature. The continued innovation of genomic technologies heightens recognition of the potential for commercializatio...

February 01, 2022
sector_ico_Mining_trans Mining
Digital Technology Supercluster Accelerates Progress Towards the “Mine of the Future” with New Sustainable Biomining Solution

Canada to lead the way in replacing energy and chemical-intense resource extraction and mining site remediation methods with first integrative platform for microbiome analysis   Vancouver, BC – Canada’s Dig...

February 01, 2022
PHOTO CREDIT: Jeff Hitchcock
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Canada’s contribution to the global effort to map the genomes of complex life on Earth

The health of the communities we live in relies on well functioning ecosystems that provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and help stabilize the climate. Typically, the grea...

January 19, 2022
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
DNA in the Air Helps Detect Insects

Conservationists are always searching for ways to detect species, which can help monitor biodiversity and the health of ecosystems. Traditional methods to detect species include catch and release, but this is a hands on ...

December 17, 2021
sector_ico_Fisheries_trans Fisheries/Aquaculture
Initiative sets its sights on complex gill disease in farmed salmon

For reasons unknown, farmed east coast Atlantic salmon have so far escaped the costly rise in complex gill disease (CGD) experienced in net pens on the west coast and as far away as Norway and Scotland. “CGD does oc...

December 14, 2021 | Jennifer Boon
Is Being the “Goodest Girl” Genetic?

Some estimates suggest that around 10,000 people in Canada and the US who are blind, or visually impaired use a guide dog. These incredible pooches are important for their human's freedom and mobility, but they require a...

December 10, 2021
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Gene Editing Could Improve Livestock Industry

In many sexually reproducing species there tends to be an equal distribution of biological sexes. Think of a swan, typically thought to be a monogamous species, it is beneficial to have an equal number of male and female...

December 03, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Janis Connell
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Largest Organism on Earth at Risk of Being Eaten Up

We are all familiar with Earth's largest living animals. The African elephant is the largest living land mammal, and the blue whale is the largest animal in the sea, but both of these animals are dwarfed by Earth's large...

November 26, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Saktyari
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Long Lost Bird ‘Rediscovered’ in Indonesia

Habitat loss is an enormous issue facing our planet. Destruction of ecosystems, both caused by the changing climate and human-led clearing of habitats, is leading to the loss of plants and animals. Occasionally however, ...

November 19, 2021
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Genetics and AI: the Perfect Combination for the Perfect Chickpea

With dramatic changes to the Earth's climate due to the climate crisis, it is essential that work is done to ensure crops of the future can withstand their environment. The chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important high...

November 12, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Eric Hunt
sector_ico_Forestry_trans Forestry
Selective Breeding to Help the Western Redcedar Thrive in British Columbia

Vancouver, BC — Western redcedar (Thuja plicata), the provincial tree of British Columbia, has tremendous economic and cultural significance to First Nations and all British Columbians. Wood products derived from weste...

November 09, 2021
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Third Intake for Societal Issues Program Aims to Facilitate Adoption of Genomic Tools in Fisheries

Genome BC has launched the third intake for its Societal Issues Program. Where past intakes provided insights and understanding of society’s perception and valuation of genomic technologies, Societal Issues – Intake ...

October 29, 2021 | George Poulakidas
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Building Forward Together: Canada’s Genomic Enterprise at the Canadian Science Policy Conference

The 13th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) will be held virtually from November 22nd to 26th, 2021, with two weeks of preconference sessions from November 8 to 19th. Under the overarching theme ‘Buil...

October 28, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: UBC
sector_ico_GenomicsSociety_trans Genomics and Society
Congratulations to the 2021 Life Science BC Award Winners

Genome BC congratulates all the winners of the winners at the 23rd Annual Life Sciences BC Awards. The Life Sciences BC Annual Awards event acknowledges and honours the efforts of all those who have invested their life...

October 28, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Pownall
sector_ico_Education Education
You Can Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists by Volunteering with Geneskool™

Genome BC Geneskool™ volunteers are passionate about science, learning and contributing to community. Volunteers are a core component of the program and are essential to its function: leading classroom workshops in the...

October 28, 2021 | Connie Leung
sector_ico_Forestry_trans Forestry
Bioproducts from Forest Biomass: An Emerging Opportunity for BC’s Pulp and Paper Industry

What do you see in the remnants from logging the residual biomass of a tree? A pile of roots, branches, bark, etc.? Does it strike you as a source of material for a sports car or part of an airplane? What about your favo...

October 20, 2021 | Rahul Singh
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
California Condors to Return to Pacific Northwest

The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is an enormous bird that used to soar majestically over the Pacific Northwest. Using their three-meter (9.5 foot) wingspan, they could glide across their vast range which h...

September 24, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
15 Million Raised to Return ‘Mammoths’ to the Arctic

Some researchers believe that wooly mammoths, and other extinct arctic giant animals (called megafauna), played an important role in the preservation of the arctic tundra. Due to their size, and constant wanderings, it i...

September 17, 2021
Endometriosis Genetic Link Discovered

Endometriosis is a debilitating condition that affects around 10% of people who menstruate, and yet the condition is poorly understood and has no cure. For those who live with endometriosis, they have tissue which is sim...

September 14, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Basilosauridae
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Virgin Birth Recorded in Italian Aquarium Shark Tank

Cala Gonone Aquarium in Sardinia made world news last week when it was announced one of their sharks had given birth to a baby. Why did this story make the news? The mother had been in a tank with only female sharks for ...

September 08, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Link Between Grizzly Bear DNA and Indigenous Languages Found

Land formations can often barriers to animal species moving around. One local example would be the black bears on Vancouver Island; they have been separated from the black bears on the mainland for so long they have beco...

September 03, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
White Fur Helps Spirit Bears Catch Salmon

British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest is home to a subspecies of black bear found nowhere else on earth; the ‘Kermode’ bear (Ursus americanus kermodei). Most of these Kermode bears have black fur, but due to a r...

August 25, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
All hail the Titan Arum!

This unusual and rare plant is native to the island of Sumatra, and this particular plant is currently flowering in Vancouver’s Bloedel Conservatory! Its scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum, although it goes by a...

August 19, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Looks like giraffes are social animals after all

When thinking about social animals you may think of humans, orcas or elephants, but chances are you didn’t think of giraffes. In the past, researchers determined that giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) were ‘socially ...

August 12, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Love Dalen
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Cave lion cub discovered in permafrost

During the Ice Age many now extinct animals wandered the Earth; wooly rhinos, mastodons, cave bears, mammoths, ground sloths, dire wolves and cave lions. As the permafrost begins to thaw in places like Siberia researcher...

August 10, 2021
sector_ico_Agrifood_trans Agrifood
Food for the Future

Climate change, land use, environmental sustainability, plant and animal health are all serious challenges facing BC’s agrifoods sector. The sector also faces increased market competition through globalization. However...

August 10, 2021
sector_ico_Health_trans Health sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
Eradicating Malaria: New Genomics Tool Shows Promise

Malaria is a leading cause of death around the world, a disease spread by mosquitoes, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. At present there are many methods to prevent getting malaria (including mosquit...

August 03, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Adapting to Preserve the Environment

Our province is rich in natural resources and intellectual capital. We know that innovation is a key component in bringing together those economic pillars. We also know that the responsible stewardship of our resource se...

August 03, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: Julia Gutierrez
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Five New Plant Species Identified in Bolivia

Our environment is changing rapidly as a consequence of the climate crisis,  and the loss of biodiversity is becoming more of a problem. Conservationist need to accurately identifying plants and animals in order to have...

July 27, 2021
PHOTO CREDIT: NASA
sector_ico_Health_trans Health sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Embracing the One Health Approach

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how fragile we are—not just as a province or as a nation, but as a global community. More than 3.8 million1 people worldwide have died from COVID-19 and more than 177 million cas...

July 27, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment sector_ico_Tech_trans Technology
eDNA can detect 25% more mammals than camera traps, study shows

In modern times scientists have worked to learn more about the incredible diversity of animals on planet Earth. To learn which particular creatures are present in a specific environment these researchers use a variety of...

July 23, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Pan-Canadian team to lead national project to analyze and create standards for environmental DNA

Vancouver, BC — Natural resource management decisions made by Canadian communities, Indigenous peoples, industries and regulators need timely and relevant information regarding risk and impacts of human activities, esp...

July 23, 2021
sector_ico_Environment_trans Environment
Canadian genomics team joins international initiative to study and protect global biodiversity

Vancouver, BC —Every species on Earth possesses a characteristic genome, shaped by millions of years of evolution. Through the study of genomes—the complete genetic and inheritable information of an organism—we can...

July 22, 2021
sector_ico_Education Education
Making Geneskool a Homeskool

When BC’s public schools closed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that even when in-class learning resumed, deploying volunteers to deliver in-class workshops was likely not an option for...

July 20, 2021

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