Atlantic Business Magazine Feature
Published: January 4th 2022Genome Atlantic: Writing the code for regional innovation and commercial success In a region the rest of the world often appreciates only for its coastal vistas and pastoral beauty, the virtuous marriage of hard science and bold business is transforming […]
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Published: December 20th 2021Updates on Genome Atlantic projects, funding announcements, success stories and activates
Read MoreAtlantic Canada’s freshwater fish capture N.B. ecogenomics expert’s attention
Published: December 14th 2021In the face of climate change and other pressures, Dr. Scott Pavey, a rising star in the new and promising field of ecogenomics, is focused on retaining the biodiversity of New Brunswick’s and Atlantic Canada’s freshwater fish and the industries […]
Read MoreInitiative sets its sights on complex gill disease in farmed salmon
Published: December 14th 2021For reasons unknown, farmed east coast Atlantic salmon have so far escaped the costly rise in complex gill disease (CGD) experienced in net pens on the west coast and as far away as Norway and Scotland. “CGD does occur in […]
Read MoreCleaner fish R&D at Memorial University of Newfoundland helps spawn new industry
Published: December 14th 2021Newfoundland’s emerging cleaner fish industry to control sea lice infestations in Atlantic Canada’s farmed salmon has direct links with ongoing genomic research on lumpfish and cunner at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Department of Ocean Sciences. Marbase Marystown Inc., also known […]
Read MoreA new balsam fir on the path to Christmas stardom
Published: December 14th 2021🎶🎤O Christmas tree O Christmas tree How lovely are thy branches! That German carol could be singing the praises of SMART balsam fir, a new balsam fir variety inching up in 12 Nova Scotia test sites and destined for stardom […]
Read MoreCanada-U.S. scientists to hunt for genetic clues to help struggling North Atlantic right whales rebound
Published: July 22nd 2021Are 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 […]
Read MoreCanada-U.S. team looks to genomics to guide North Atlantic right whale conservation
Published: July 22nd 2021For 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 […]
Read MoreEmployment Opportunity: Director of Finance
Published: April 13th 2021Note: 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 […]
Read MoreN.S. gains COVID early warning system via wastewater sampling
Published: March 29th 2021Nova 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 […]
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