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A mom with cystic fibrosis who's already surpassed her given life expectancy hopes new treatments will help extend the time she has to raise her sons.

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On DNA Day, Canada should be inspired by the lifesaving discoveries of its researchers. However, lack of funding threatens Canadian researchers’ ability to meet the challenges of the future.

Unlocking the genetic cause of cystic fibrosis, and identifying treatments, has moved the prognosis from near certain death in infancy, to a median survival in Canada of 52 years.

In our final episode, we explore Dorothy Andersen’s legacy—what she left behind and how her work has lived on since her death. Describing her mentor’s influence on her life and career, Dr. Celia Ores gives us a rare look into what Dr. Andersen was really like. We then turn to researchers, doctors, and patients, who fill us in on the progress that has grown from Dr. Andersen’s initial work. These major developments include the discovery of the cystic fibros...

A BUSINESS administrator from Woolston has spent his time in lockdown creating Doctor Who-themed films. Peter Trengove makes films as a hobby and has been doing so since 1996, when he was 16. Peter’s love for Doctor Who started in 1983. It was his dream to get inside a Dalek and control it like the operators did in the series. His dream came true when he built a Dalek in 2003 for a film he was making at the time; Genesis of a Time Lord. He wrote this film in 1998 and told the story ...