Industry 4.0 and the Promises of Sustainability—Will it be enough?
In 1764, James Watts sat by a Newcomen Steam Engine and wondered—why waste all that steam with no direction? That question sparked the idea and the eventual invention of the...
Biodegradable polymers in biomedical applications: a sustainability perspective
Biodegradable synthetic polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications, such as in gene delivery, tissue engineering, diagnosis, medical devices, antibacterial/antifouling biomaterials, and as drug carriers. Their utility can be...
CSI 2022
After a two-year hiatus of in-person conferences, the 34th annual Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) meeting reunited immunologists in the port city of the Canadian Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on...
Manipulating Metabolism: An Interview with Dr. Michael St. Paul
Nutrient-limited, hypoxic, and acidic - the microenvironment of solid tumors is like a battlefield for effector T cells. What can be done to allow T cells to survive such a...
A Brief Introduction to Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites
With health and infectious disease concerns sweeping the world over the past few years, it might be concerning to learn that causes of disease can be anywhere and everywhere in...
Metabolic Disorders: Critical Missteps in Metabolism
When considering metabolism, what may first come to mind is the breaking down of dietary components to make energy for us to perform our daily tasks. However, metabolism is an...
Nutrition in a growing world: Weighing in on nutritional supplements
For many people, nutritional supplements are a regular part of their diet. In 2015, over 45% of Canadians reported taking at least one type of nutritional supplement, including but not...
How Are Diets Changing Our Immune Systems?
“I am on a diet.” is probably one of the most commonly heard sentences these days. With or without a specific aim in mind, most of us have tried to...