Finding a new antibiotic
After 30 years, teixobactin, a new type of antibiotic, has been found which may be the answer to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. This…
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Winnipeg bus shelter ads target Ontario’s public school system
Winnipeg bus shelters are presently the platform for advertisements against policies for providing full funding to Roman Catholic schools while denying funding to other religious…
UMSU executive reports on Frosh Fest budget
On Monday, Jan. 12, the UMSU executive presented a report to council for the final budget from the second annual Frosh Fest, which took place…
Architect of sexual assault maps identified
The creator of unidentified sexual assault maps, inviting people to share their experiences of sexual assault, posted in University Centre at the University of Manitoba…
Royal Canoe to headline Frost Fest
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union unveiled plans last week for their Frost Fest set to take place at the Fort Garry campus quad on…
Constant vigilance
California ground squirrels have a difficult job of avoiding becoming snake food. Rather than running away, many prey animals will display a physical signal to…
Making protein without nucleic acid
Genetic information being transferred from DNA to RNA to protein – this is the central dogma of molecular biology. In the standard flow of information…
Notes from Gnaraloo
January 5, 2015 We’re officially midway through sea turtle nesting season and are currently recording up to 15 activities per day here at Gnaraloo Bay…
Preventing chronic wasting disease in deer
Prions are normal body proteins found in the brain of many animals, including humans. It is believed that prion proteins play a role in brain…
Notes from Gnaraloo
December 2, 2014 It’s been nearly six weeks since my arrival in Western Australia (WA) and I can’t seem to decide if time is flying…