COMMENTARY: 鈥楥RISPR babies鈥�: What does this mean for science and Canada?
In the wake of the announcement in China last November of the first 鈥楥RISPR babies鈥�, Prof. Bartha Knoppers and researcher Erika Kleiderman from McGill鈥檚 Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have published a commentary article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on the use of CRISPR gene-editing techniques.
Canada, EU, and Africa combine to allow researchers to analyze health data on the largest, most diverse scale
A patient develops a rare condition and needs answers, so their clinician searches frantically to find patients with similar, rare, symptoms and similar possible causes. To understand the mechanisms of one debilitating disease, a medical researcher tries to separate the 鈥渟ignal鈥� of causes of that disease, in particular, from the 鈥渘oise鈥� of natural biological variation of human lives and conditions.
Creating attraction between molecules deep in the periodic table
Imagine a waterproof computer. It鈥檚 not going to happen tomorrow, but it may no longer be a pipedream since a McGill-led international research team has shown for the first time that it is possible to form strong, stable attractions between some of the heavier elements in the periodic table.
Landmark gift to McGill鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering deepens support for doctoral students and graduate research
A landmark $15-million gift from McGill alumnus Les Vadasz, a founding member of Intel Corporation, and his wife Judy Vadasz, will enhance the prestigious doctoral fellowship program that bears their name in McGill鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering, deepening their support for outstanding PhD students who pursue innovative research at McGill.
Their gift also aims to strengthen Montreal as an engineering and technology hub by attracting more top talent to McGill.
Men and women remember pain differently
Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain鈥攖he number one health problem in both prevalence and burden鈥攁ppears to be the memory of earlier pain. Research published today in Current Biology suggests that there may be variations, based on sex, in the way that pain is remembered in both mice and humans.
Canada鈥檚 CHIME telescope detects second repeating fast radio burst
A Canadian-led team of scientists has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. FRBs are short bursts of radio waves coming from far outside our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists believe FRBs emanate from powerful astrophysical phenomena billions of light years away.
香蕉视频 helps to inform understanding of cancer risk
香蕉视频 has helped develop a global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The BRCA Exchange was created through the BRCA Challenge, a long-term demonstration project initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) to enhance sharing of BRCA1/BRCA2 data.
A new 'atlas' of genetic influences on osteoporosis
A ground-breaking new study led by researchers from the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has succeeded in compiling an atlas of genetic factors associated with estimated bone mineral density (BMD), one of the most clinically relevant factors in diagnosing osteoporosis. The paper, published in Nature Genetics, identifies 518 genome-wide loci, of which 301 are newly discovered, that explain 20% of the genetic variance associated with osteoporosis.
McGill researchers honoured in Qu茅bec Science list of top discoveries
Undergraduate student Juan Fern谩ndez Gonz谩lez makes math discovery
One year ago, the Bulletin AMQ of the Association Math茅matique du Qu茅bec published the article Le polygone du cercle d鈥橢uler (The Polygon of Euler鈥檚 Circle). Written by third-year student Juan Fern谩ndez Gonz谩lez, it defines and explores a convex polygon that can be associated to any triangle.
Suboptimal, inconsistent treatment for anaphylaxis due to unknown cause
A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT)鈥攁n unpredictable and potentially fatal allergic reaction, about which surprisingly little is known.
The importance of 鈥榚dge populations鈥� to biodiversity
More than two-thirds of Canada鈥檚 biodiversity is made up of species that occur within the country鈥檚 borders only at the very northern edge of their range. Biologists have long debated how much effort should be dedicated to conserving these 鈥渆dge populations.鈥� One argument in their favour is that they may be especially well suited to lead northward range shifts for their species as the climate warms.
Wound care revolution: Put away your rulers and reach for your phone
Monitoring a wound is critical, especially in diabetic patients, whose lack of sensation due to nerve damage can lead to infection of a lesion and, ultimately, amputation. New research from the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (MUHC) and 香蕉视频 shows that the use of a new app, called Swift Skin and Wound鈩�, which accurately measures and charts the progression of skin wounds, could potentially have a significant impact on clinical management and patient outcomes.
Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰 awarded Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences
Professor Tomislav Fri拧膷i膰 is the recipient of the prestigious Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences for his exceptional contributions to Green Chemistry research in Canada. He is the third McGill professor to win the Steacie Prize, and the first ever McGill professor to win it for chemistry.
How does cancer spread?
How does cancer spread? While studying human brain tumour cells, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found some answers to this crucial, yet so far unanswered question. They looked at a gene called EGFRvIII, which is present in patients with glioblastoma 鈥� a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that spreads quickly and that is difficult to treat.
