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I'm tired. I'm getting sick and I have exams coming up and papers due and grant applications to write and I had to cook my own Thanksgiving dinner and I just want to curl...

What if you could rearrange DNA like Lego, cutting and pasting useful bits and pieces or writing entirely new sequences? What if through this manipulation you could write biological “programs,” organisms that act according...

A recent animal study has shed some light on anxiety and how scientists are able to predict it through genetic trends. The May 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience highlighted a key factor on...

Google, together with New York investment firm Good Energies, is buying a 37.5 per cent stake in a US$5 billion project to build 563 kilometres of underwater transmission lines to pave the way for...

Researchers from the University of Manitoba’s faculty of medicine released a new report last month, revealing that the poor continue to suffer from worse health than richer Manitobans. The report, entitled “Health Inequities in Manitoba:...

Several students and staff experienced problems with the Internet at the University of Manitoba over the past week. This caused serious difficulties for students and staff who depend on Internet usage for doing homework...

The building of the new Blue Bombers stadium on campus has brought with it a circus of controversy surrounding traffic control and the availability of adequate parking spots. Due to the potential people and traffic...