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Cougars may be becoming more common in Manitoba, conservationist says after trapper's unique catch
A trapper in the Parkland region has become the first person to ever catch a live cougar in Manitoba. Stephen Petersen, director of conservation and research at the Assiniboine Zoo, talks about what the rare encounter can tell us about...
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This researcher is working to learn the story behind the shipwreck in Cape Ray
The shipwreck found at Cape Ray, N.L., earlier this year remains under the microscope, and wood samples are now being prepared to see what history they could reveal. Carissa Brown, a biogeographer at Memorial University, spoke with the...
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Ship wrecked off Cape Ray is 200 years old, could be put on display: N.L.’s archaeologist
Pieces of a sunken ship were uncovered in January after it washed ashore on Newfoundland’s southwest coast. Provincial archaeologist Jamie Brake says locals are working to preserve the ship, which dates to the 1800s, and samples have...
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A potent tranquilizer is showing up in Ottawa’s drug supply. Here’s how this clinic can test for it
Supervised injection sites in Ottawa like the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre are sounding the alarm after finding traces of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, in the local drug supply. Derrick St John, program manager of the centre’s...
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AI-powered robots speeds up lab results at St. Paul's Hospital
"Tarzan" and "Jane" are the duo-robots tasked with processing simple culture samples at St. Paul's Hospital which receives samples from around B.C. and Yukon.
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AI-powered robots speed up lab results at St. Paul's Hospital
"Tarzan" and "Jane" are the duo-robots tasked with processing simple culture samples at St. Paul's Hospital which receives samples from around B.C. and Yukon.
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Meet the bio detectives who found the cantaloupe salmonella outbreak
Teams of scientists worked behind the scenes to sequence genes of pathogens, concluding that the current deadly outbreak was caused by eating cantaloupe contaminated with unique strains of salmonella.
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How bio detectives track a salmonella outbreak
Teams of scientists worked behind the scenes to sequence genes of pathogens, concluding that the current deadly outbreak was caused by eating cantaloupe contaminated with unique strains of salmonella.
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Scientist explains why Bennu asteroid samples are a big deal
Canadian professor Michelle Thompson was part of a small team of scientists who got first access to samples from the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. She explains to The National’s Ian Hanomansing how the research can help unlock a...
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NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid tests explained
US scientists are going to start testing the largest rock samples ever collected from an asteroid’s surface.
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Nasa Returns First Asteroid Sample From Space to Earth
Nasa Returns First Asteroid Sample From Space to Earth
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NASA gears up to analyse asteroid samples that could help explain how life began in the Solar System
The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.
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Parents submit DNA samples to ID Uganda school massacre victims
Many of the 42 bodies found at the scene of the attack, were charred beyond recognition.
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Scientists fly a glider with tumours on board to test if gravity slows the growth of cancer
Scientists are trying to find out if gravity has an effect on cancer, heart rates, and bone fractures by using a glider to create weightlessness.
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Why scientists are tracking the COVID-19 virus in deer
Researchers in Manitoba are swabbing deer for the virus that causes COVID-19 to determine how the virus evolves in deer, which could give scientists a better understanding of how COVID-19 impacts animals, and even humans.
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Canadians waiting months for Pap test results
Pap test results are taking months in many parts of the country, due to a surge in test requests delayed by the pandemic, and a lack of staff to analyze them.
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Concerns grow over triple threat of surging respiratory illnesses
The Ontario Medical Association is urging people to wear masks indoors and get their flu and COVID-19 shots as concern builds that a spike in flu cases could overwhelm a health-care system already seeing an influx of RSV and COVID patients.
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Wastewater helps scientists track infectious diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic showed scientists how useful wastewater could be to track infectious diseases, now it’s being used to help identify other outbreaks including monkeypox and polio.
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How wastewater helps in the fight against infectious diseases
Scientists across Canada are using wastewater to better identify infectious diseases like COVID-19, monkeypox and even polio. Health and medical reporter Lauren Pelley speaks with experts to find out how it's done.
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India government requests increased testing for new variant
Two cases of Omicron have been detected in India, including one person with no travel history.
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How researchers are preparing for the next pandemic
As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are gathering animal samples, building viral surveillance networks and collaborating on potential vaccines.
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How Canadian researchers are preparing for the next pandemic
As the world fights the latest phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian researchers are analyzing hundreds of bat specimens in order to identify new viruses and get a head start on future vaccines.
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Fertiliser at the centre of a dispute between Sri Lanka & China
A dispute between Sri Lanka and China is escalating, and it all centres around organic fertiliser.
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Mars rover generates oxygen, drone completes 2nd flight
The Perseverance rover has converted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen. The Ingenuity helicopter completed its second flight, hovering higher and accelerating sideways.