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Salmon genome opens door to better farm fish, without genetic engineering
Scientists have successfully mapped the whole genome sequence of the Atlantic salmon, a breakthrough that should accelerate selective breeding programs for farmed salmon and reduce the aquaculture...
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Genomic tools eyed to reverse kokanee fishery collapse
New genomic tools are being developed in an attempt to halt and reverse the “invisible collapse” of B.C.’s kokanee salmon stocks. Funding from Genome BC, the provincial government and local...
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DNA test helps man locate wartime father and a new branch on his family tree
Paul Dodds has spent much of the past 20 years chasing ghosts. A war baby, fathered by an American serviceman in Cardiff near the end of the Second World War, Dodds grew up, emigrated to Canada and...
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Scientists eye self-cleaning creek for water purification tools
Casino Creek runs naturally high in copper near the site of a not-yet-built mine in the Yukon. But just downstream, more than 99 per cent of the copper disappears, far more than could be accounted for...
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I had my DNA tested, here’s what I found out
Consumer genetic tests can be reassuring — or not — so think carefully before you learn your risk of developing an awful disease If you have a potentially life-altering genetic defect — but no symptoms...
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DNA testing, personalized medicine and the precious Gift of Life- Part 3
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN After my last post about Trish Keating and the seemingly miraculous results she’s gotten from cancer gene sequencing, I got this note from her: Trish Keating got a new lease on life...
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UBC genomic project aims to breed a better honeybee
Advanced genomic tools being developed at the University of British Columbia will enable beekeepers to breed a made-for-Canada honeybee better able to resist pests and disease, according to molecular...
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UBC genomic project aims to breed a better honeybee
Advanced genomic tools being developed at the University of British Columbia will enable beekeepers to breed a made-for-Canada honeybee better able to resist pests and disease, according to molecular...
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