by Sofia Reynoso Recently, I watched a documentary series called Unnatural Selection on Netflix. The show details how an emerging … More
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On the horizon in machine learning: Identifying natural selection at work in the human genome
Written by: Janet Wilson Machine Learning (ML) is a rapidly evolving branch of artificial intelligence in which a program is … More
Observing molecular machines using Cryo-EM
In 2017, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson for their development … More
Technology as our teachers
Technology plays an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. Gone are the times when the average person didn’t own … More
Gene-erating advancements in genomics
Over the past 20 years, the field of biology has experienced a phenomenal series of advancements pertaining to genomic sequencing. … More
[Profile] Ran Shu, the escape of senescence in human fibroblasts
Ran Shu always knew he wanted to do research, but wasn’t always so sure that he’d get his opportunity. Despite … More
[Profile] Felix Cormier, Marcel Georgin, Stephen Koelbl, and Robert Oda, development and characterization of a directional gamma-ray detector
Researchers dream about projects that go perfectly – protocols that work on the first attempt, equipment that doesn’t break, and results that … More
Paging Dr. Robot: IBM introduces the clinician’s trusty sidekick, Watson
Keeping up with medical research is a monstrous task for today’s clinicians. Masses of new data rapidly augment the already-enormous … More
“Do you even hack?”: An interview with hack McGill
Last semester, the word “hackathon” popped up on my Facebook newsfeed – a lot. Apparently, more than one of my … More
Collaboration and clean-energy at Polytechnique
Can Quebec run on only clean energy? At Polytechnique MontrĂ©al on a Tuesday night, four speakers from four institutions sought … More
