‘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 […]
Read MoreHelping Maritime apple growers with Genomics
Published: May 21st 2019With its fertile soil and mild temperatures, Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley has long been famous for its apple harvest. Now, thanks to a recently-announced National Apple Breeding Consortium that Genome Atlantic helped co-found, apple researchers, growers and marketers will share […]
Read MoreUsing genomics to combat superbugs: Q/A with Dr. Rob Beiko
Published: May 21st 2019Recently, the Government of Canada announced funding for 37 Genome Canada projects including $1.4 million for Antimicrobial Resistance: Emergence, Transmission, and Ecology (ARETE), a project co-led by Dalhousie University’s Dr. Robert Beiko and Dr. Fiona Brinkman of Simon Fraser University. […]
Read MoreEight Questions with GE3LS Researchers – Dr. Matthew Schnurr
Published: March 20th 2019Content provided by Genome Canada GE3LS research looks at the important ethical, environmental, economic, legal or social issues of where genomics and society intersect. Genome Canada kicks off a series on GE3LS researchers with this profile of Matthew Schnurr, Ph.D., […]
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