No more plaster or fibreglass casts!
Anyone who has ever broken a bone knows that the worst part, aside from the excruciating pain, is the prolonged healing period involving clumsy casts,…
Colin Rumbolt
A dark night for bats
Given the scale and diversity of most animal populations, it is a rare thing to talk about extinction on the same time scale we might…
Tobacco’s renaissance
Although the sphere of political debate is usually filled with passionate disagreement, there are a few subjects most politicians seem to agree on. You know…
Flu pain? Get pine
With flu season quickly approaching, throngs of people will soon descend on their doctors to get the flu shot while others will brace themselves with…
Delicious DNA
Fans of the classic 1971 film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, will recall that each of the children on the factory tour were enlisted…
Borlaug’s legacy in jeopardy
Sept. 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the death of one of the greatest men of the 20th century, Norman Borlaug. He was the 1970…
Something wicked this way comes
When reflecting on the H1N1 crisis last year, one can’t help but get the feeling the whole thing was way overblown. Still, it was impressive…
Vile weed no longer
Dandelions, arguably the most annoying plant any gardener will come across (second only to stinging nettle). They are like the mosquitoes of the plant world….
Science opinions
If you’ve been keeping up with news from Afghanistan in recent years you’ll know that a significant problem for NATO governments is the rapid growth…
Dutch elm vaccine tested in Winnipeg
With H1N1 causing all the hype in the news these days it’s easy to overlook other vaccination projects — especially when the vaccine is for…