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Genome Canada releases Annual Report 2016-17: Partnership – It’s In Our DNA
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Genome Canada is pleased to release its Annual Report 2016-17, Partnership – It’s In Our DNA.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Scientists Zoom in on Genetic Culprits
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Montreal scientists and their international colleagues have closed in on specific genes responsible for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) from a list of over 600 genes that were suspects for the disease. Professor John D.
Stem-cell researchers solve mystery of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Leukemia researchers led by Dr. John Dick have traced the origins of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to rare therapy-resistant leukemia stem cells that are already present at diagnosis and before chemotherapy begins.
They have also identified two distinct stem-cell like populations from which relapse can arise in different patients in this aggressive cancer that they previously showed starts in blood stem cells in the bone marrow.
New support for Structural Genomics Consortium and open science
Monday, June 12, 2017
$33 million will drive scientific discoveries into potentially life-saving cures for patients
Agriculture and health sectors receiving $17 million for genomics research
Friday, May 26, 2017
Government of Canada and partners support five new projects that will help scientists work with industry to address real-world challenges through genomics research
Publication of sunflower genome in Nature will accelerate global research and breeding programs
Monday, May 22, 2017
Cultivated sunflowers are one of the five largest oilseed crops in the world and until now sunflower is the last of these crops to have its genome fully sequenced. This genome represents a cornerstone of future work to improve genetic diversity and utilize the sunflower’s stress resistance and ability to grow across different climates.