Photo: The Canadian Press A plot of land on the Sahtlam Tree Farm in the Cowichan Valley region of Duncan, British Columbia The effects of climate change are wreaking havoc on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with a forestry expert saying the already shrinking and changing sector will need to adapt in …
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The largest analysis to date of whole-genome sequences from people with autism links new genes and variants to the disease. The results and sequences – from 5,100 people with autism and 6,212 without – are on a cloud-based platform and are available to trained researchers. This effort is the latest advancement of the ongoing MSSNG …
Summary: Study identifies genetic markers in cells associated with proprioception. The findings provide new clues about how proprioceptive sensory neurons help control movement. Source: Center Max Delbruck To perform coordinated movements, we rely on special sensory neurons in our muscles and joints. Without them, the brain wouldn’t know what the rest of our body is …
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Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …
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Newswise – In vast oceans, one would assume that their inhabitants can travel very far and therefore populations of a species would mix freely. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for a vital forage fish called the sandeel. Sandeel is a small school of fish incredibly high in lipids, making it a fantastic …
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Summary: People with selected variants of the ERAP2 and TICAM2 genes were 40% more likely to survive the Black Death, the researchers found. However, in modern humans, those with the ERAP2 gene are more likely to suffer from autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Source: University of Illinois Infectious diseases are among the strongest selective …
The global energy crisis is driving a surge in renewable energy installations, with total capacity growth worldwide expected to nearly double over the next five years, overtaking coal as the main source of electricity generation along the way and helping to maintain the possibility of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, indicates the IEA in a …
Nova Scotia faces an increased risk of flooding, wildfires and intense heat that kills crops due to climate change, according to a risk assessment released by the province Monday. The report predicts a warmer, wetter Nova Scotia this century with more intense storms, rising sea levels, and coastal and inland flooding. “Climate change is impacting …
Illustration by Laurene Boglio Three new autism research threads drew a slew of congratulatory tweets this week. Let’s dive in! A 16-part thread, by Alessandro Gozzi, a senior scientist at the Italian Institute of Technology in Rovereto, Italy, describes a mechanism behind the sex bias in autism, featured in a preprint his team published on …
Six years after a devastating diesel spill exposed its dependence on fossil fuels, the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation in western British Columbia says it is moving towards energy sovereignty and decarbonization, by introducing everything from heat pumps, solar panels and solar composting to his community. On October 13, 2016Nathan E. Stewart of Kirby Corporation spilled about …
