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Category Archives: Science
Two U of T projects receive $1 million each for bioinformatics research
TORONTO, ON – Two U of T research projects have won $1 million each in funding from the Government of Canada through Genome Canada and the Ontario Genomics Institute. The Genome Canada 2012 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology competition, a partnership with … Continue reading
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Scientists produce best image yet of atoms moving in real time
TORONTO, ON – Call it the ultimate nature documentary. Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level. Their recording is … Continue reading
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University of Toronto-led study provides new insight into photosynthesis
TORONTO, ON – Pigments found in plants and purple bacteria employed to provide protection from sun damage do more than just that. Researchers from the University of Toronto and University of Glasgow have found that they also help to harvest … Continue reading
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Dick Peltier awarded Killam Prize
TORONTO, ON – University of Toronto physicist Dick Peltier is the winner of one of five 2013 Killam Prizes, given in honour of his career achievement in science. The $100,000 prize from the Canada Council for the Arts recognizes his … Continue reading
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‘No such thing as a duplicate’: University of Toronto acquires annotated copy of Vesalius’s great anatomical book
TORONTO, ON – A 1555 copy of Andreas Vesalius’ De humani corporis fabrica with the author’s own extensive hand-written notes and corrections, is being made available for study at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. … Continue reading
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Playing action videogames improves visual search
TORONTO, ON — Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short time, improves the ability to search for a target hidden among irrelevant distractions in complex scenes. “Recent studies in … Continue reading
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Distant planetary system is a super-sized solar system
TORONTO, ON – A team of astronomers, including Quinn Konopacky of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto, has made the most detailed examination yet of the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet beyond our Solar System. According … Continue reading
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Burgess shale worm provides crucial missing link
TORONTO, ON - Canada’s 505 million year-old Burgess Shale fossil beds, located in Yoho National Park, have yielded yet another major scientific discovery – this time with the unearthing of a strange phallus-shaped creature. A study to be published online in … Continue reading
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Joint lecture on the state of the world’s oceans and Canada’s role by Dr. Arthur Hanson and Dr. Jordan Peterson
TORONTO, ON – Oceanic life is being decimated at a rapid and ever-increasing rate, in what is arguably the most serious and preventable ongoing environmental catastrophe. An upcoming lecture on this topic featuring two academic experts, Dr. Arthur Hanson and … Continue reading
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Canada’s aquatic ecosystems research gets boost from NSERC
TORONTO, ON - Thanks to a funding boost of $4.4 million, the NSERC Canadian Network for Aquatic Ecosystems (CNAES) will play a key role in ensuring well-informed decisions are made when it comes to this country’s wetlands, lakes and rivers. The … Continue reading
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