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Category: g – Research News

For pieces about novel discoveries in the research world.

This week on the PDB: November 24th – November 30th

Welcome back to another week of “This week on the PDB”, where I discuss  you a very small section of … More

This week on the PDB: November 7th – November 13th

Welcome back to “This Week on the PDB” for the week of Nov. 7th! This week on the PDB, 133 … More

This Week on the PDB: An Introduction

Protein functions are largely dependent on their 3D structure, but where can we find these structures, and more importantly, manipulate … More

What Is the human brain project?

(image: Greg Dunn – wired.com) In 2013, the Human Brain Project (HBP) was granted €1-billion by the European Commission’s Future … More

brain initiative, Human Brain Project, neuroscience

First language shapes later processing patterns in the brain

  By Leanne Louie Whether you still speak it or not, your first language dictates the way your brain processes … More

Language processing, MSURJ, neuroscience

Top ten scientific breakthroughs: 2013 Edition

As an aspiring scientist, nothing excites me more than a good step forward in a research field, and by those … More

2013, 3d printing, akkemansia muciniphila, cancer immunotherapy, clarity, discoveries, harry potter, invisibility cloak, organoids, pervoskite, science, space, top ten, voyager 1, year in review

From fly sex to lizard saliva: Why we must fund all scientific research

It is vital that we recognize the value of pushing the frontiers of knowledge, even in the most unlikely of … More

exenatide, fly sex, funding, g - Research News, golden goose award, grants, jon eng, lizard saliva, proxmire

Scientifically proven* to improve your life – An interview with useful science

*This site has not undergone any kind of scientific review process – but it is super cool. What started as … More

blogging, douglas hall, lab 43, McGill, open access, science, useful science, website

Everything you thought you knew about food is wrong…

At a time when the obesity epidemic is overwhelming healthcare systems globally, when it seems that almost everyone is “watching … More

calorie, counting calories, diet, food, kilocalorie, obesity, weight

Collaboration and clean-energy at Polytechnique

Can Quebec run on only clean energy? At Polytechnique Montréal on a Tuesday night, four speakers from four institutions sought … More

c - Environment & Ecology, event, McGill, sustainability

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