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Lifestyle, or put another way bad habits , is one of the textbook explanations for why some people are at higher risk for cancer. We often hear that smoking increases our risk of developing lung cancer or that a high-fat diet increases our risk of developing bowel cancer, but not all smokers get lung cancer and not all people who eat cheeseburgers get bowel cancer. Other factors must be at play.
Now, new research from University of Calgary scientist Dr. Edwin Wang, PhD, is shedding light on those other factors . Wang has discovered seven DNA fingerprints or patterns that define cancer risk. The research is published in
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IMAGE: The facade of the Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) on TRIUMF s campus in Vancouver, B.C., Canada view more
Credit: Stu Shepherd
Scientists and engineers at TRIUMF, Canada s particle accelerator centre, announced a major milestone for TRIUMF s Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL), maneuvering for the first time an isotope beam through the ARIEL-based CANREB facility and on to an experiment.
The achievement marks a watershed moment for the laboratory s future-facing science program, which leverages TRIUMF s unique accelerator infrastructure to drive impact from research on short-lived rare isotopes. With this delivery of beam through CANREB, we have entered the first phase of ARIEL s science output, said Reiner Kruecken, TRIUMF Deputy Director, Research. As a globally unique multi-user isotope research facility, ARIEL will bring critical advances in our understanding of rare isotopes, which we can use to investigate the nature of matter,
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As well, USask geological sciences professor Ingrid Pickering’s Tier 1 chair in molecular environmental science has been renewed for seven years. Pickering uses the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, a national research facility of USask. “Federal investment in these prestigious research programs recognizes the outstanding contributions of these female researchers to research excellence in Canada and our commitment to building an equitable and diverse research community,” said USask Vice-President Research Karen Chad. “These innovative research leaders will help develop solutions for challenges facing the world today and help attract promising young researchers.” The four USask awards totalling $4.8 million were part of a national CRC announcement today by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains.
New Ice Sensor Efficiently Detects Ice Build-Up on Aircraft, Wind Turbines
Written by AZoSensorsDec 18 2020
A new study by researchers from UBC Okanagan has transformed how aircraft and wind turbine operators deal with the risks associated with the build-up of ice.
School of Engineering Mohammad Zarifi has made significant improvements to the real-time sensors that monitor frost and ice build-up on airplanes and turbines. Image Credit: UBC Okanagan.
As part of a follow-up to a study published early this year, Assistant Professor Mohammad Zarifi and his colleagues at UBCO’s Okanagan MicroElectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) Lab have extended the scope and functionality of their ice sensors.