Plastics polluting the waters
We live in an age of being environmentally conscious about our planet, so it is no surprise when topics like pollution cause a stir within…
Elizabeth Drewnik
Improving our health care
On the morning of Jan. 14, Harvey V. Fineberg, winner of the 2013 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, paid a visit to…
Science competition needs funding to survive in Manitoba
Science literacy among youth is a phenomenal asset to have, and one that this country has been accumulating due to contributions from various science-and-community programs….
Tropical plant is a genetic pickpocket
Scientists from Indiana University have shown that a rare tropical plant absorbs the genes of other plant species. Amborella trichopoda, a shrub found on the…
The end of a world
We know that in about five billion years our sun will expand and destroy Earth. The question is, do we know what kind of changes…
Music for the brain
No matter where we go, music is an integral part of daily life. Despite it surrounding us completely, there is still no agreement amongst scholars…
Genetically engineered mosquitoes can help reduce malaria occurrence
Genetically engineered (GE) biotechnologies are on the rise. We are all familiar with the progress that has been made with genetically modified crops. Now advances…
Breakthrough against Lou Gehrig’s disease
A team of researchers and graduate students from the University of Manitoba has made a discovery concerning amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as…
Gut bacteria have a say in rheumatoid arthritis
New research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic autoimmune disease targeting the joints and resulting in painful inflammation, has a correlation with the bacteria…
Brain computing
Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a revolutionary transistor that behaves in similar ways to the synapses of…