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How AI is rewriting the story of cancer research Focus

WEBThe registry is a crucial tool for B.C.’s health care system — it enables planners and policy makers to track new cancer diagnoses, how major cancers are …

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It’s time to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic

WEBMay 29, 2023. Larger pieces of plastic break down in the oceans. A team of researchers from around the world is urging the international community to recognize the full …

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10 reasons why women are in Science by UBC Science Focus

WEBFor centuries, women have been making significant contributions to science. Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program in the 1840s. In the 1920s, botanist Ynes …

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New research shows gene exchange between viruses and hosts …

WEBThe first comprehensive analysis of viral horizontal gene transfer (HGT) illustrates the extent to which viruses pick up genes from their hosts to hone their …

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Cellular and Physiological Sciences UBC Science

WEBPhysiology explores the basis of life. Physiologists view life from the simplest to the most complex levels of organization--from the subcellular to the whole person. For example, …

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Cracking the complex biology of cannabis by UBC Science Focus …

WEBIn 2017, University of British Columbia botanist Lacey Samuels applied for her first permit from Health Canada to study cannabis. It was a complex process–even the …

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Neuroscience UBC Science

WEBNeuroscience is interdisciplinary by nature: It is a tremendously varied field composed of individuals engaged in a wide variety of research and non-research activities. …

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Environmental Sciences UBC Science

WEBEnvironmental Sciences is the application of scientific knowledge from many disciplines to issues and questions relating to the increase in human population, the sustainability of …

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Pharmacology UBC Science

WEBPharmacology is the science of drug action on biological systems. It deals with the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses and …

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Healthcare and biotechnology

WEBRegroups scientists from UBC, Vancouver General Hospital and the BC Centre for Disease Control to understand how drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects …

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What’s killing killer whales

WEBPathology reports on more than 50 killer whales stranded over nearly a decade in the northeast Pacific and Hawaii show that orcas face a variety of mortal …

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Biology UBC Science

WEBBiology is a very broad field dedicated to the study of all aspects of living things and their vital processes. It encompasses the study of animals, plants, insects, and microbes as …

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Departments and institutes

WEBUBC Science is organized into 12 departments and academic units offering an exceptional range of research and study opportunities. Botany. One of the largest and strongest of …

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Integrated Sciences UBC Science

WEBMeet Our Alumni. UBC Science acknowledges that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm. The Integrated …

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Microbiology and Immunology UBC Science

WEBMicrobiology is the study of minute, simple life forms (microbes), including bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. Microbes are everywhere - in the air, in our food, and in our …

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UBC-grown biotech leads global pandemic efforts

WEBMillions of Canadians have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but what many may not realize is that a key component of the injection was developed …

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UBC zoologist named fellow of the Royal Society UK

WEBAI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support. May 2, 2024 Psychiatrists and computer scientists at UBC and BC Cancer have developed a …

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Toxic chemicals found in oil spills and wildfire smoke detected in

WEBToxic chemicals produced from oil emissions and wildfire smoke have been found in muscle and liver samples from Southern Resident killer whales and Bigg’s killer …

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Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and …

WEBMarine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish catches, costing millions their jobs. October 1, 2021 Extremely hot years will wipe out …

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