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A gloved hand preparing a stem cell culture for analysis.

Stem Cell Therapies in the Canadian Market (Part 2): Strengthening Regulations & Moving Forward

This blog, the second in a two-part series, delves into the lack of regulatory clarity in the Canadian context that allows illegal clinics to exist, and the funding challenges that slow down legitimate stem cell products from reaching the Canadian market.

Image of red blood cells under a microscope

Stem Cell Therapies in the Canadian Market (Part 1): The Challenge of Unapproved Treatments

This blog, the first in a two-part series, addresses the outbreak of unsafe stem cell treatments across Canada, why patients would seek out unapproved stem cell therapies, and some potential solutions to address the issue.

A glass bottle of penicillin, which looks like a gold substance, next to a box for the medication. Both appear to be in a display case under bright lighting.

Nobel Prize Series Part 2: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

In my view, there are three main issues that are at play with the strict guidelines of the Nobel Prize: no posthumous awards, the favoritism towards basic science rather than application, and, probably most egregious, the insistence on awarding only up to 3 individuals per prize.

Email Etiquette in the Age of COVID-19

Email Etiquette in the Age of COVID-19

You suck at email! Sorry to be so blunt, but if you have been in academia even if only for a little while, chances are you have seen (or even adopted) some bad email habits.

Lab-Grown Meat: Environmental, Ethical and Exciting

Lab-Grown Meat: Environmental, Ethical and Exciting

Scientists can now relish in the joy of farming, bringing fresh, ”homegrown” food to their family’s table! The relatively new field of science known as cellular agriculture focuses on the production of agricultural products from cell cultures.

Could a spoonful of sugar help the vaccine go down?

Could a spoonful of sugar help the vaccine go down?

We’ve tried shaming them, we’ve tried mocking them and we’ve tried giving them cold hard facts: but it seems like nothing can convince anti-vaxxers to go get their infants vaccinated.