The Magazine for the University of Toronto Department of Immunology
Religion and faith are an integral part of many people’s lives and have shaped the modern world. Christianity largely influenced western society as this religion was practiced by the majority[…]
Using air travel, virtually every country in the world is accessible within a few days’ journey. Before the Industrial Revolution, these trips took years to complete. With the remarkable and[…]
“I needed the evidence.” As an academic with a PhD in geography from her pre-political life, Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan understands the importance of making decisions based on the[…]
Since their emergence in the 1970s, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been a source of discord between scientists, policy makers, and the public with regards to their safety and regulation.[…]
Starting September 2016, Ontario extended the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to all Grade 7 students free of charge. The Gardasil® vaccine, approved for use in 2006, is now being[…]
The hysteria that has poisoned the North American perception of vaccination with conspiratorial suspicion has made it simple to forget that the biggest issue with vaccines is not harm derived[…]
Last fall, Canadians handed Justin Trudeau the keys to 24 Sussex Drive and sent his Liberal Party to Parliament Hill with a majority mandate. Researchers from across the nation breathed[…]
Three decades into the global initiative combatting Guinea worm disease, the incidence has fallen from 3.5 million cases in 1986 to just 22 cases in 2015. The eradication of Guinea[…]
It used to be that getting your experiments done, with most of the proper controls included, which you hoped would be eventually published, was what defined the essence of being[…]
“NO SCIENCE IS IMMUNE TO THE INFECTION OF POLITICS AND THE CORRUPTION OF POWER.” – JACOB BRONOWSKI 2016 is a year of many political shifts. In Canada, we welcomed a[…]
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