Newfoundland’s offshore set to help unlock mysteries of microbial corrosion
Published: July 26th 2017Newfoundland’s offshore is expected to yield significant data for a four-year, $7.8 million collaborative genomics research project focusing on microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC) of oil and gas pipelines. MIC is believed to account for roughly 20 percent of corrosion failures in […]
Read MoreGenomics and big data: 5 questions for a genomics software developer
Published: June 27th 2017Genomics is a big data science that generates mountains of information. This genomics data is helping us to address a myriad of challenges in agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, energy, the environment, forestry, mining and health. Aggregating and analyzing this data […]
Read MoreFive Questions for a leading authority on pipeline corrosion
Published: May 3rd 2017Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion (MIC), or microbial corrosion, is the deterioration of metals by certain microorganisms found in water and soils. MIC is a problem for many industries including onshore and offshore oil and gas operations. Responding to the constant threat of […]
Read MoreCFIA approves camelina oil for use in Atlantic salmon feed
Published: April 24th 2017“Genome Atlantic and its partners have transformed a tiny seed into a big opportunity, creating an innovative, alternative solution with long-term benefits to industry. This kind of work is at the heart of positioning Canada as a world-leading innovation economy.” […]
Read MoreCleaning Up Contaminated Environments Safely
Published: April 4th 2017This article was originally published in Benchmarks, the newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University. We all know when an oil spill occurs, it’s important to clean it up as soon as possible. But, what about […]
Read MoreFive Questions for a Leading Canadian Geneticist
Published: March 22nd 2017Genome Atlantic caught up with Dr. Kym Boycott, a leading Canadian medical geneticist and global expert on rare diseases, to learn more about Canada’s efforts in finding causative genes and developing treatments for rare monogenetic diseases. Dr. Boycott was in […]
Read MoreGold Diggers: Fredericton’s RPC and Genome Atlantic Working Together
Published: May 29th 2017Understanding the mining microbiome might be the Midas touch when it comes to a better way to extract gold from tailings. The lure of gold has a rich history in Canada. Now, scientists at the Research & Productivity Council (RPC) […]
Read MoreGrowing demand keeps local sequencing facility hopping
Published: May 24th 2017Originally set up as an in-house sequencing facility for Dalhousie researchers, the Integrated Microbiome Resource (IMR) in Halifax now serves academic and commercial clients from around the world. The Integrated Microbiome Resource (IMR) in Halifax is in high demand thanks to its […]
Read MoreNew frontier of microbiomics generates lots of research buzz
Published: May 29th 2017‘it’s just as effective as the common steroid-based treatment but without any of the side effects.’ – Dr. Morgan Langille Sometimes called the new frontier, microbiomics, the study of the microbiome, is currently about as hot as it gets for […]
Read MoreConnecting the dots: the elderly, frailty and the microbiome
Published: April 6th 2017A pilot study of microbial genes in pensioners living in an assisted care facility in Atlantic Canada has shed new light – and more than a few surprises – on the state of residents’ microbiome. There is a known link […]
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