A UBC-led research team has uncovered how the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 escapes destruction in infected cells, allowing SARS-CoV-2 to persist and continue spreading in the human body.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2021
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The fruit fly, long the organism of choice for scientists studying genetics and basic biological processes, still harbors some secrets of its own.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2021
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The Earth's atmosphere has been used as a 'laboratory' to carry out a physics experiment, in research collaboration involving the University of Strathclyde which could help to improve the performance of GPS.
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2021
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The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2021
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A colony of wild monkeys in Dania Beach soon may get a permanent home, complete with fences, medical care and regular meals.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2021
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If nations make good on their latest promises to reduce emissions by 2030, the planet will warm by at least 2.7℃ this century, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. This overshoots the crucial ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2021
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Environment
Oct 27, 2021
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In Australia, grandparents are the most popular form of childcare. Yet with almost 30% of Australians born overseas, for many families, grandparents are not close by.
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2021
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The World Health Organization estimates that dogs bite tens of millions of people per year, mainly children. Canada, meanwhile, has not published a report on dog-bite injuries in children and youth since 2003.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 27, 2021
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International evidence suggests children have poorer movement skills as a result of COVID-related lockdowns that reduced physical activity at school, socially and in the community. In parts of Australia, learning from home ...
Education
Oct 27, 2021
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