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Quote of the week
“At a time when the global incidence and mortality of cancer is rapidly increasing there is an urgent need for effective and affordable tools to facilitate early detection and effective management of pre-cancer not only in the developed world but also in the developing world.”
- As quoted in the February 2010 issue of Biotechnology Focus.
Top Stories
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McGill researcher develops eco-friendly nanocatalyst
A new nanotech catalyst developed by McGill University Chemists Chao-Jun Li, Audrey Moores and their colleagues offers industry an opportunity to reduce the use of expensive and toxic heavy metals.
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New award focuses on colorectal or prostate cancer
The Canadian Radiation Oncology Foundation and sanofi-aventis have announced the creation of a new award for colorectal or prostate cancer research.
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UBC project to generate clean energy and new knowledge
A first-of-its-kind bioenergy project at the University of British Columbia will generate enough clean electricity to power 1,500 homes, reduce the university’s natural gas consumption by up to12 per cent and eliminate up to 4,500 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year – the equivalent of taking 1,100 cars off the road.
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Funding injection for health research in Manitoba
Newly announced funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will provide a welcome injection to nine new projects at the University of Manitoba.
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Spotlight
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Fluorescence Imaging and Automated Microscopy for Cancer Management
By Calum MacAulay, Martial Guillaud and Pierre Lane
Cancer is a common, tragic and expensive disease. While more than 1/3 of the population of North American will be diagnosed with cancer at some time in their lives, and the cost of cancer in the US exceeded $219 billion in 2008(1), the situation is even worse in the developing world where even less resources are available and the human costs of cancer can be even higher. |
