LiFi, a light-based wireless technology
LiFi is a new high-speed wireless technology that conveys data in the same way WiFi does – but with light. Created by University of Edinburgh…
Jeremiah Yarmie
The University of Manitoba’s resident parasitologist
Jillian Detwiler is an assistant professor in the department of biology at the University of Manitoba. As an evolutionary ecologist, Detwiler researches host-parasite interactions. “My…
Robosperm
A major cause of male infertility is the production of sperm that are unable to complete the long, arduous journey to the egg. They’re not…
Emotional sensing capabailities of dogs
Dogs can incur the wrath of their owners from time to time – they can do stupid things. But they are also likely to be…
Why so blue?
Certain species of tarantulas display brilliant shades of blue on their bodies, although the colour is not produced by pigmentation. Researchers from Ohio’s University of…
The second impact
The ubiquitous Cavendish banana is on its last leg due to the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. The fungus causes a condition called Panama disease and…
The devil’s tumour
Looney Tunes fans are probably familiar with Tasmanian devils. The rare and particularly feisty marsupial found exclusively on Tasmania, a small island-state located just south…
Genetic modification is now
Early in 2015, the Manitoban’s science and technology editor Chantelle Dubois wrote a piece on the future of creating designer babies – children born with…
Worm cancer
In 2013, a Colombian man died of cancer – what makes this particular case unusual was that the cancer wasn’t his, but that of a…
Heavy metals suck
Researchers from the Flinders University of South Australia have developed a simple and cheap substance that may make cleaning up mercury pollution a whole lot…