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Fish Market Survey Results

Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation6 May 2019

In this project, we use DNA barcoding to identify the species of fish purchased at the grocery store or fish market to determine if the fish is correctly labelled.

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Antifreeze: not just for your car

Courtney McDermid23 January 2018

Ever wonder how fish survive in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic? It’s partly because of a brilliant evolutionary adaptation.

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Swarms, schools and skeins: the who, what and why of collective animal behaviour

Beverly McClenaghan17 October 2017

When animals move together, it’s pretty amazing to watch.

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A Brief History of Vertebrate Life

Brittney G. Borowiec11 October 2017

In 2017, scientists found fossils dating back to at least 3.8 billion years ago. How have life forms changed since then - and why?

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Marine Microbiology: meet the microbes in the sea!

with Starting Points

Mira Okshevsky2 October 2017

Did you know that the ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes? Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!

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How mercury pollution from the south affects Arctic ecosystems

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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Live near a hydroelectric dam? Be careful your fish doesn’t come with a side of mercury

with Starting Points

Kelly Resmer1 March 2017

Hydroelectricity can be an environmentally friendly source of energy, especially compared to fossil fuels. But it also comes with a risk of mercury poisoning.

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Eutrophication, or why you should care about pond scum

with Starting Points

Lushani Nanayakkara11 November 2016

Have you ever looked at a lake and wondered why there was a thick layer of green scum on the water? Chances are, you were looking at an eutrophic lake.

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LifeScanner

CurioCity16 September 2016

Learn about the species around you using LifeScanner.

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Fish Market Survey

In this Action Project, students across Canada will be able to use DNA barcoding to find out if fish products from local grocery stores and markets are what they say they are. Register now for a FREE DNA sample kit.

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