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The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRC) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. The CRCs aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. This season鈥檚 cohort reflects Canada鈥檚 diverse research talent and ushers on a new era of discovery.

Study identifies rapidly dividing cancer stem cells that can respond to new therapies

Brain cancers have long been thought of as being resistant to treatments because of the presence of multiple types of cancer cells within each tumor. A new study uncovers a cancer cell hierarchy that originates from a single cancer cell type, which can be targeted to slow cancer growth.

The Group on Earth Observations - Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), a global research network and community of practice dedicated to improved monitoring of Earth鈥檚 biodiversity, announces the relocation of its headquarters from Leipzig, Germany, to Montreal, Canada.

GEO BON responds to the urgent need for the best possible data and knowledge to support decisions to avoid unsustainable biodiversity loss. The information it provides will support international and national actions to meet biodiversity targets and Sustainable Development Goals.

Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs by researchers from 91丝瓜视频 and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany.

Ichthyosaurs (鈥榝ish lizards鈥�), a group of tuna-shaped reptiles that inhabited Earth鈥檚 seas during the Mesozoic Era, were discovered by scientists in the early 19^th century. Similar to the modern-day dolphin, ichthyosaurs underwent profound adaptions to aquatic environments including limbs transformed into flippers, a dorsal fin, and a tail fin.

Amid initial public and scientific optimism for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a potential treatment for COVID-19, health care professionals raised concerns about shortages of this inexpensive drug, which is widely used in the treatment of several rheumatic diseases such as arthritis. A new national survey of rheumatologists led by researchers at the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (MUHC) shows that most of them reported difficulties accessing or renewing the drug.

By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn鈥檛 have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women鈥檚 hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from 91丝瓜视频, University of Oxford and Bocconi University.