SEQUENCE #7: Looking to genomics for hope and solutions
Published: March 8th 2019“There is hope”. This is how Dr. Martin Alda summed up the promise of genomics as a potential game-changer for diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder (BD). Clinicians have known for some time that BD tends to run in families, and […]
Read MoreSEQUENCE # 8: New technologies, real solutions
Published: June 7th 2019There’s no denying genomics is cool. The study of genes and their functions is adding to our understanding of every living thing. But there’s more to genomics than the wow factor. Genomic technologies are driving solutions for our resource industries, […]
Read More$3.8 million project puts NB company at forefront of oyster breeding technology
Published: July 23rd 2019Please note: French Version follows Halifax, NS – The oyster industry in Eastern Canada is expanding rapidly, registering revenues near $31 million in 2017, a 25% increase from 2016. However, this growth cannot be sustained by relying solely on wild-caught […]
Read More‘Omics project takes de-risking NS’s offshore to next phase
Published: July 23rd 2019For Immediate Release – July 24, 2019 Halifax, NS – A major new initiative that adds genomics technologies to traditional geoscience aims to reduce the risk for oil exploration in Nova Scotia’s offshore. The $6.5 million project, Validation and Integration […]
Read MoreTestimonial: Stantec’s Dr. Marc Skinner on how Genome Atlantic is helping his company.
Published: July 3rd 2019 Read MoreISMOS-7 comes to Halifax
Published: June 11th 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2019 HALIFAX, NS – The 7th International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (ISMOS-7) is coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 18-21, 2019. Hosted by Genome Atlantic, ISMOS-7 will bring […]
Read MoreCould microbes help remediate abandoned gold mines?
Published: June 3rd 2019Mines operating in Canada today adhere to rigorous environmental regulations and strive to minimize the impact of their operations on the environment. But in the 1800s, before such legislation was in place, valuable minerals were extracted from ore using chemicals […]
Read MoreA Q/A with Chris Gardner, Sequence Bio
Published: May 30th 2019The founder population of Newfoundland and Labrador make it an ideal place to conduct studies linking certain genetic markers with diseases prevalent in the province. Sequence Bio, a private St. John’s-based biotech company, recently cleared a provincial regulatory hurdle to […]
Read MoreDetecting marine species at risk with eDNA
Published: May 22nd 2019Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a promising new tool for environmentally monitoring living organisms in water and on land. It works by analyzing DNA found in expelled skin samples, feces, etc. collected from environmental samples (e.g. of seawater, soil and even […]
Read MoreISMOS-7 is coming to Halifax
Published: May 21st 2019In June 2019, Genome Atlantic is hosting the world’s leading conference on microbiology and molecular biology in the oil and gas industry. Join us for ISMOS-7 (the International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems), June 18-21 […]
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