To address these questions, Dr. Fabian Leendertz of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin assembled a large international interdisciplinary team consisting of virologists, veterinarians, ecologists, epidemiologists and an anthropologist. One member was Jan Gogarten, a doctoral student in Biology and Vanier graduate scholar at 91丝瓜视频.聽
We spoke with Gogarten about the resulting study, published this week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, and his role in it.
The distinctive 鈥渇ecal prints鈥� of microbes potentially provide a record of how Earth and life have co-evolved over the past 3.5 billion years as the planet鈥檚 temperature, oxygen levels, and greenhouse gases have changed. But, despite more than 60 years of study, it has proved difficult, until now, to 鈥渞ead鈥� much of the information contained in this record. Research from 91丝瓜视频 and Israel鈥檚 Weizmann Institute of Science, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), sheds light on the mysterious digestive processes of microbes, opening the way towards a better understanding of how life and the planet have changed over time.
A $1.2-million gift to 91丝瓜视频 from leaders of Canada鈥檚 Greek community will strengthen Modern Greek research and scholarship at 91丝瓜视频 and endow the University鈥檚 Phrixos B. Papachristidis Chair in Modern Greek and Greek-Canadian Studies in perpetuity.
Take a look in your pantry: the miracle ingredient for fighting obesity may already be there. A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to scientists at 91丝瓜视频.
The opioid pain-reliever tramadol appears to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for hypoglycemia, a potentially fatal condition caused by low blood sugar, according to a report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
If you want your child to tell the truth, it鈥檚 best not to threaten to punish them if they lie.聽That鈥檚 what researchers discovered through a simple experiment involving 372 children between the ages of 4 and 8.
Sexual behaviour of teenage girls does not appear to have been affected by routine human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
In 2007, a treasure hunting company found a 19th Century shipwreck in the Atlantic, off the coast of Portugal. The company, Odyssey Marine Exploration, claimed property of the shipwreck and its cargo, some 600,000 silver and gold coins.
A new study of over 3,400 Canadian women provides further evidence that exposure to air-pollution may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, especially among women who have not yet had their menopause.
Learning from others and innovation have undoubtedly helped advance civilization. But these behaviours can carry costs as well as benefits. And a new study by an international team of evolutionary biologists sheds light on how one particular cost 鈥� increased exposure to parasites 鈥� may affect cultural evolution in non-human primates.
