Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced a $3.3 million investment in Can-SHARE – a pan-Canadian program that will enable innovation in the use of genomic data for health care for patients in Canada and worldwide. This program will create the policies and tools for Canadian clinicians and researchers to share genomic and clinical datasets across Canada and with international partners.
Genome Engineering: Should we do it? (Webcast)
This webcast by Dr. Trevor Charles who explored the science of genome engineering and how it can be applied to produce safe an nutritious food for a growing world population at the lecture series hosted by the Royal Canadian Institute for Advancement of Science (RCIS) as free, public science talks.
Increasing competitiveness of Canada’s dairy industry
Personalized treatment for heart failure patients
Targeting cancer at its roots
Apple breeding program embraces innovation
Water bottle solution? Throw them on the roof
Crowdsourcing to understand how cancers originate and evolve [OPMN Newsletter #10]
Better detection of heart failure [Video]
Genomics and mining? Really?
If you thought that genomics can only be applied to healthcare, you might be surprised to learn that at an Innovation Lunch and Learn hosted by McEwen Mining, Drs. Lesley Warren and Elizabeth Edwards shared some of the ways in which genomics can be applied to the mining industry.
“There are microbes out there that can do wonderful things,” says Elizabeth Edwards [Video] In fact they make up 85% of biomass on Earth, and can help us learn about everything from optimizing bioleaching processes to decontaminating mines.
Metagenomics sampling, microbial communities and bioremediation can all help to address groundwater contamination among other issues in the mining industry. Speaking about the rapid rate of advancement in genomics technologies, Lesley Warren points out that, “The tools are finally at a point where we can apply them readily.” [Video]
To help you learn more about applying genomics to mining, we’ve released the Evaluation of Potential Genomic Applications in the Mining Industry report with SRK Consulting and Genome BC.
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