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Michelle Bondy26 May 2017

Mercury pollution from southern Canada can travel all the way to the Arctic. There, mercury can impact aquatic food webs, and all the species who depend on them—including humans.

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Sakina Bano Mendha25 May 2017

Scientists think that genetically engineered gut bacteria could help fight obesity.

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Marissa Lithopoulos18 May 2017

People can act in racist ways or make racist comments without consciously meaning to. Thankfully, your brain contains the machinery necessary to correct implicit racial biases. All it takes is a little mental effort!

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Shakib Rahman12 May 2017

Remember the dermal regenerators Commander Riker used on Star Trek? Just wave it over a skin wound for instant healing! Well, real-world scientists are working on similar devices that use sound waves.

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Thomas Vaughan-Johnston11 May 2017

You have attitudes about nearly everything, including people, places, things, and experiences. Researchers have found that your attitudes are based on three key factors: evaluation, potency and activity (EPA).

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CurioCity2 May 2017

This video, from the NASA Technology Transfer Program, describes a new material that has applications in aerospace as well as material science and biological science. (2:56 min.)

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Crystal Wang (Waterloo)2 May 2017

Kliene-Levin syndrome (KLS), also called Sleeping Beauty syndrome, can be scary. A person with KLS could be fine one day, then asleep the next. And there’s no telling when they might wake up again!

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CurioCity Careers21 April 2017

Manager, Strategic Planning at Ontario Genomics

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CurioCity Careers6 April 2017

At TRU-ID I develop DNA testing for determining the species authenticity of food and natural health products.

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April 25, 2017 is DNA Day. Let's Talk Science is organizing two events to help students better understand the importance of DNA barcoding and synthetic biology for food security and health research.

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