Supplementary Data
From fish oils to iron pills and even multivitamin gummies, dietary supplements have flourished into a global industry with an estimated worth of US$ 132.8 billion that is projected to...
Working out the Balance
As graduate students, we spend a lot of time putting our brains to the test. From carrying out experiments and analyzing data, to preparing for lab meetings and keeping up...
CRISPR: More Than Cutting and Pasting
It would be a challenge to find anybody in the scientific community today who is not familiar the words “CRISPR-Cas9”. Over the years, this revolutionary discovery has transformed the way...
Not Just Any Other Pill
Over the years, countless drugs have been developed, but only one has had enough of an impact to be referred to as The Pill. Today, approximately 100 million women worldwide...
Who Wants to Be a Centenarian?
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS . That’s 971 months, 29,565 days, or 709,560 hours. It was also the projected life expectancy in Canada last year. With significant advances in nutrition, healthcare, and medicine, it comes as...
Informed Consent: What Are You Saying “Yes” To?
WHAT IS INFORMED CONSENT? Informed consent is necessary for conducting ethical research by ensuring that participants are making free and informed choices for themselves. It can only be given after...
Feeding Your Mind
It’s 10 PM and you’re about to head home. Exhausted and frustrated (because all you needed was that one last repeat to work), an idea pops into your head -...
Man and Machine: Working Hand in Hand
Artificial limbs strong enough to crush human bone. Wireless neural implants. Robotic “sleeves” that keep the heart pumping. And synthetic skin that can “feel”. Sound like ideas from a sci-fi...
Better Safe than Sorry?
Thousands readily poured into blood banks following the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Taking 49 lives and injuring over 50 more, the attack is believed...
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