In August 2011, researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were presented with a serious, and potentially very costly, puzzle in Kennewick, Wash. Since Kennewick lies with... Read more
Strong. Cheap. Light. Safe. When Michael Green imagines the buildings of the future, he sees skylines built from a material that is not only cheaper and more environmentally friend... Read more
New drug target found for cystic fibrosis lung disease Vancouver researchers have discovered the cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF), an... Read more
Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system — her own. She calls it “Mini-Me.” There are also mice containing a part of 9-year-old Michael Feeney — a... Read more
Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study, published today in the online... Read more
Could pave the way for the development of universal flu vaccines The end of the seasonal flu shot may be approaching: University of British Columbia researchers report they have fo... Read more
