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Are clues to improved conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales lurking in their genes? Genome Atlantic and Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, together with the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, Boston, are teaming up […]

For immediate release Canada-U.S. team looks to genomicsto guide North Atlantic right whale conservation July 22, 2021- Halifax, N.S. The number of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continues to be buffeted by high mortality rates from vessel strikes, fishing […]

Note: The application deadline for this position has been extended to May 2, 2021. Genomics is a powerful combination of genetics, biology and computer science. It provides us with the unprecedented ability to better understand all living things, leading to […]

Nova Scotia’s low incidence of COVID-19 has endowed a short-term, province-wide wastewater surveillance project with the ability to act as an early warning system for clinical caseload surges. That capability sets the Nova Scotia program apart from other wastewater sampling […]

Genome Atlantic is helping the newly formed Atlantic Tree Improvement Council, known as AtlanTIC, get up and running with an initial $6 million, five-year regional tree improvement program for long-term forest sustainability. Among AtlanTIC’s “big objectives,” said Stefan Richard, Executive […]

In March, the Government of Canada announced research support for a $4.7 Million Complex Gill Health Initiative that will focus on Complex Gill Disease (CGD), a growing health challenge for salmon farming operations in both the Pacific and North Atlantic.  […]

In a world of skyrocketing drug costs, a revolutionary new business model is being trialed in Canada that promises to spur the pace of drug development and price the results within reach. The concept will form the basis of Dr. […]

When he entered medical school at Charles University, in Prague, Martin Alda, knew without a doubt, his specialty would be psychiatry. He “never had second thoughts,” he said. “For me, it represented ‘the royal road’ to a better understanding of […]

News release – Tuesday, March 9, 2021Ottawa, ON $8.6 million in federal funding to support healthier Canadians and a resilient food supply  Genomics is on a mission to develop new knowledge, tools and technologies to improve Canadians’ lives.   Today, […]

News release – Feb 4, 2021 The Forestry Innovation Transition Trust is helping to bring innovation to the forefront of the Nova Scotia forestry sector. The Trust announced three more projects today, Feb 4, that allows businesses focused on new […]