spring 2015 – IMMpress Magazine

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The Ethics of Embryo Editing

Minsoo YoonJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

As the battle for ownership to the intellectual property behind CRISPR/Cas9 carries on, the gene editing technology continues to grow at an accelerated pace. However, surrounding the extraordinary research potential...

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The Big Data Barrier

Mayra Cruz TleugabulovaJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

The Human Genome Project constituted one of the first large-scale research projects to generate vast amounts of biological information, what today we refer to as “Big Data”. Initiated in 1990,...

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Spring 2015 Front Cover

Catherine Schrankel and Kieran ManionJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1796" align="aligncenter" width="622"] Our Spring 2015 cover is the second in a series of covers that meld science and art. This issue we turned to the colourful work of...

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Post-Ebola Syndrome Offers Insight into Viral Evolution

Heather MacGregorJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1708" align="alignleft" width="359"] Digitally-coloured SEM of Ebola particles budding from the cell surface. Image Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), 2014.[/caption] On October 19th, 2014, Dr....

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Alumni Interview – Ann McPherson

Catherine SchrankelJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1675" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Dr. Ann McPherson, PhD '13, Dr. Tania Watts Laboratory[/caption] We caught up with recent Immunology PhD graduate, Ann McPherson, to discuss her career moves after graduation...

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Cancer Treatment Goes Viral

Elisabeth FoersterJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

From the simplest to the most complex, viruses have evolved to multiply within a host cell. By harnessing the cell’s machinery, the virus is able to propagate, often causing illness...

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Quorum Sensing: A Post-Antibiotic World

Clare SoJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

One hundred years ago, tuberculosis was the most likely cause of death here in Canada. But since the discovery of streptomycin in the 1950s and its use in combination with...

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A Necessary Evil: Are Parasites More Useful Than You Think?

Lindsay ChoJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

Cleanliness is overrated In 1989, British epidemiologist David P. Strachan reported a relationship between decreasing family size and increasing incidence of allergies in industrialized countries, suggesting that early exposure to...

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Rapid Diagnostic Testing

Angela ZhouJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[Last issue we highlighted the emergence of Clinical Apps—smartphone apps that can contribute to diagnostic testing and healthcare. This issue we follow up with an in-depth look at the inception...

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Not Your Ancestor’s Potato

Andrew McNaughtonJune 15, 2015June 15, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1716" align="alignright" width="191"] Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, MA. Photo Credit: Kieran Manion[/caption] If you were to walk around asking people what they thought about mushrooms you would likely...

Tag: spring 2015

The Ethics of Embryo Editing

The Big Data Barrier

Spring 2015 Front Cover

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Post-Ebola Syndrome Offers Insight into Viral Evolution

Alumni Interview – Ann McPherson

Cancer Treatment Goes Viral

Quorum Sensing: A Post-Antibiotic World

A Necessary Evil: Are Parasites More Useful Than You Think?

Rapid Diagnostic Testing

Not Your Ancestor’s Potato

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