Further evidence for Higgs boson: New particle behaves as predicted, so far
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has tentatively confirmed that the new particle measured early last July is a Higgs boson. In a press…
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Undergraduate research opportunities lacking on campus: Funding hands-on work experience essential
Research and mentorship opportunities are incredibly important to the majority of undergraduate students. However, due to budget restrictions within most faculties, as well as the…
Violence against women high in Manitoba
Statistics Canada released a report on Feb. 25 detailing rates of violence against women in Canada, which showed that Manitoba has more than double the…
A day in the life: Counting cells, playing the waiting game
Last time we explored cell splitting and the errors involved in the process. Today, we will look at how cell splitting can be applied to…
Bird flu research to resume: New guidelines published by U.S. regulators
Two new sets of guidelines dealing with potentially dangerous biological research have just been published in the U.S. These guidelines follow the publication of a…
Research on residential schools catalogues student deaths at 3,000
New research shows that at least 3,000 children died while attending the Indian residential schools (IRS) system in Canada. The research was, and continues to…
The sky is falling: Meteor breaches Russian atmosphere, asteroid passes by Earth all in same day
On Feb. 15 at 3:20 Coordinated Universal Time a meteorite exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in central Russia. Travelling at a speed of around…
A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher: Cell splitting
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…
Cyberspace’s most wanted: Virus used in global cyber crimes
On Jan. 23, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) charged three men for creating and distributing a computer virus that has affected over one million…
A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher: Cell culture
I’ve had the opportunity to experience cell culture, PCR (A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher), and Western blotting techniques, all of which…