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The evolution of religion and morality: Researchers explore cultural evolutionary roots...
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture (HECC) have received a $3 million grant from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research...
Viruses: Are they alive or zombies of the microscopic world?
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Imagine a single living cell, its tiny organs and brain-like nucleus protected from the world by a strong cell wall. Suddenly, a virus touches down on the outside of the cell like a spacecraft...
The summer of our disinterment
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English scientists, archaeologists, and historians have confirmed that the skeleton discovered beneath a parking lot in Leicester is that of Richard III, the last king of England to die in battle. The skeleton was...
A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher: Cell splitting
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Last week we took our first dive into cell culture by experiencing media changes. This week, we’ll explore cell splitting.
Just as there are negative consequences to human overcrowding, so too are there with...
Phoenix Sinclair inquiry update
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The inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair is still ongoing, with investigations of the child’s former social workers’ actions currently taking place.
Former CEO of Winnipeg Child and Family Services (CFS) Lance Barber answered...
Report from the U of M Senate
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The University of Manitoba Senate met on Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the engineering building senate chambers to hear annual reports from Student Accessibility Services and the university discipline committee.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS), which...
Federal government updates Canadians on crime agenda
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The Conservative federal government publicly took stock of the rates of violent crime in Canada and revealed the next steps of its criminal justice strategy last Monday. Its plans for the coming months include...



