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April 23 | Solid quantum entanglement, open oil sands data, and pikas and caterpillars go to dinner
⚑ More leaf-eating caterpillars equals more leaf-eating pikasBiology LettersPikas, small mammals approximately 20 cm long, prefer to eat plants that caterpillar have already eaten, a study shows. Researchers admit they don’t... Read more
April 16 | Squirrelly research, the first landlubbers, and babies raising their consciousness
⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author.⚑ Patients behaving badlyJAMAEven after coronary heart disease or stroke, many people don’t adopt healthier lifestyles, and fewer still in low-income countries.... Read more
April 9 | Dino embryos, drug prices, and plastic lakes
⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author. ⚑ Oldest dino embryo bone bedNatureCanadians have discovered the oldest assemblage of dinosaur embryos yet found. From the Jurassic period, the embryos... Read more
April 2 | A roadmap to a HIV vaccine, the origins of the mountains of the North American Cordillera
Papers⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author.⚑ HIV self-testing : a new way to control the epidemicPLOS MedicineMcGill University researchers reviewed 21 international studies about self-testing of HIV... Read more
March 26 | Robot ants, carbon-fixing fungi, and space weather
Papers⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author.⚑ New genetic loci for hormonal cancersNature Genetics, Nature CommunicationsA series of papers in Nature Genetic and Nature Communications introduces 74 new... Read more
March 19 | Walks on the beach, emotional literature, and honey bee deaths
⚑ Statins and kidney issuesBritish Medical JournalPeople on a high dose of statin drugs - given to lower cholesterol and reduce heart disease - might have a 34 per cent... Read more
March 5 | Bees and caffeine, deep brain stimulation, and Canada’s global rank for the burden of dise
Webcasts:New report on Physical Activity and Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe SMCC will host an embargoed webcast with the Ontario Brain Institute at 12:00 pm. ET on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 from the... Read more
Webcast | Walking away from Alzheimer’s | March 7
One in seven cases of Alzheimer’s Disease could be prevented by people over 65 being physically active, says an Ontario Brain Institute report, ‘The Role of Physical Activity in the... Read more
The High Arctic Camel | Webinar and Recording
Fragments of a fossil high in the Canadian Arctic turn out to be... a camel?What does it say about the origins of modern camels?And how did the researchers discover that... Read more
Meteorite in Russia | February 15
SMCC Heads Up - February 15, 2013Meteorite in RussiaA meteorite has fallen in central Russia, injuring hundreds. Below are some Canadian scientists who can speak about aspects of meteorites.Peter Brown’s... Read more
Jan 22 | Greenland’s past, fractal plumage, and DNA archives
⚑ Understanding Greenland’s ice sheet meltNatureUntil now, we haven’t have an intact ice core that shows records from the last interglacial period. Researchers have now retrieved an accurate core from... Read more
Heads Up Jan 15 | Quail eggs, barnacle sex, and premature birth
Assisted suicide - Quebec panel recommendationsFor those following the story on assisted suicide in Quebec, a Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel has produced a report on this topic, available... Read more
January 8 | Wrinkly grips, one-child psychology, and low carbon in Toronto
Wrinkly gripBiology LettersWrinkly fingers and toes may have evolved to help us better grip wet objects, a study finds. When cancer drugs failOpen BiologyJames Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix structure... Read more
January 2 | Dwarf galaxies, exoplanets and jet lag
⚑ New data on dwarf galaxiesNatureCanadians from the NRC’s Herzberg Institute, Dalhousie University, and Queen’s University have confirmed the discovery a large, flat rotating group of dwarf galaxies around the... Read more
Heads Up December 20
BackgroundersThe SMCC has prepared a two-pager for journalists on the science of concussions. It can be found on our website here. Papers⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author.Cockroach... Read more
December 11 | The earliest cheese, the latest rainforest census, and why cancer cells are more than
Arming vertebratesDevelopmental CellResearchers show how hands and feet evolved from fins as vertebrates moved from the sea onto the land. They have identified the genes whose expression was modulated to... Read more
December 4 | Ultraviolet trout, anatomically accurate cavemen, and longer life for more outgoing gor
⚑ Obesity and insulin: cause or effect?Cell MetabolismUBC researchers suggest that chronic high insulin levels lead to obesity, according to a study in mice. Previously, obesity and high insulin levels... Read more
Cracked crocs, brain ‘Spaun’, and polar ice...on Earth and off!
The Gairdner Awards and Genome Canada - Genomics: The Power and the PromiseOttawa, ON November 27-28. The SMCC held a webinar on November 26 with four Canadian researchers who... Read more
Wrap Your Head Around: Genomics | SMCC Webinar | November 26
In April 2003, the Human Genome Project - an international effort to sequence the human genome - was declared complete. Today, almost ten years later, genomics impacts not only our... Read more
Airborne Ebola, bored mink, and early childhood adversity | Nov 13 Heads Up
⚑ Fix internet security loopholes Nature Canadian Cory Doctorow co-authors a Comment on a gaping security hole in the web: fake security... Read more
Mars @ MaRS: From 'Curiosity' to Innovation | SMCC Annual General Meeting - Public Event
Click here to register now! Credit: NASA/CSACanada's Dextre does a practice run for an upcoming satellite refuelling mission The world watched in wonder as the rover Curiosity touched down on Mars this... Read more
Heads Up September 21
The twists and turns of plant rootsPNASHow do plants navigate underground? 3-D video combined with mathematical modeling now gives us a better idea of how plants contort around mechanical barriers... Read more
Webinar Alert | Release of Final Report by the Council of Canadian Academies: The State of Science a
Is Canadian research, science and technology internationally competitive?What are the areas of research strength where Canada excels world-wide?What are the provincial areas of research strength and specialization?The Council of Canadian... Read more
New monkey species, speedy glaciers, and the importance of elderly orcas | Heads Up Sept. 10
Introducing the lesula: a new African monkey species PLoSA new monkey species has been described from forests in the Congo. Locally known as the "lesula," and given the scientific name... Read more
Inside a crow's brain, drug safety, and a changing Arctic | Heads Up September 7
The human face: A bird’s brain viewPNASCrows can recognize specific human faces and remember them for several years after a single encounter. The neural basis for this exceptional memory was... Read more
Decoding the genome, Questioning Martian clay, and how albatrosses catch cheap flights | Heads Up Se
Decoding DNA & diseaseScience, NatureThe ENCODE project is an international consortium of genomics researchers trying to find the functions of all the parts of our genome. A series of related... Read more
SMCC Webinar Alert | The Open Ocean: What shrinking Arctic sea ice means | September 12, 2012
Arctic sea ice is melting faster and more extensively than ever recorded in three decades of satellite measurement - and it’s not done yet. Data released from the National Snow... Read more
IFESS 2012: Smart Machines - Neural Evolution | September 7, 2012
The International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) meets in Banff, Alberta from September 9-12, at their annual conference, titled “Smart Machines -... Read more
Aug. 28, 2012 | Heads Up: The Denisovan genome, restricting calories for a longer life, and the last
⚑ : Publication including at least one Canadian co-author.Fewer kids + more resources = no better fitness?Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesA study analyzes the fertility and socioeconomic... Read more
Arctic Sea Ice Extent | SMCC Experts Comments | August 30, 2012
Lowest ever recorded Arctic sea ice extentData released from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre in the United States indicates the lowest extent of Arctic sea ice since records... Read more
Aug 14 | Healthy oceans, toxic lakes and how scientific data affects sentences for psychopaths | Hea
⚑ Toxic algal chemical found in every province Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences A study finds that a... Read more
Aug 8 | Grandparent infidelity, diagnosing extinction from rhino poop, and climate change tools | He
Ancient hominins: Friends and neighbors? Nature Three newly discovered fossils, determined to be between 1.78 and 1.9 5 million years... Read more
August 3 | Chemistry of beetle-killed trees, designing faster shoes, and can geckos get a grip with
How do wet geckos get a grip? Journal of Experimental Biology Previous studies of the climbing abilities of geckos... Read more
International Congress of Meat Science and Technology August 12-17, Montreal
Switch on the barbeque! Every year, meat specialists from around the world meet at the International Congress of Meat Science and... Read more
Heads Up Aug 1 | Unearthing ancient Turkish statues, toad homes, spray-on skin, and male mitochondri
Do genetic mutations reduce the human male lifespan? Current Biology An Australian study that explored mutations in mitochondria - the... Read more
Webinar: Mars Rover Curiosity - Canada's Contribution
Webinar - “Curiosity: the Canadian Contribution”For the past eight months, the Curiosity rover has been travelling to Mars. The newest Mars Science Laboratory rover will land in Gale Crater on... Read more
July 31, 2012, 11AM EDT | Webinar | “Curiosity: the Canadian Contribution”
When: Tuesday, July 31st, 11:00 AM EDTFor the past eight months, the Curiosity rover has been travelling to Mars. The newest Mars Science Laboratory rover will land in Gale Crater... Read more
Owning the Science Podium at the 2012 Olympics | July 25, 2012
How do elite athletes eat for success? What are the limits of power in human muscles? What cultural... Read more
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas | Webinar | July 18
Webinar Alert“Wrap Your Head Around....” Hydraulic fracturing for natural gasOnline briefing for journalists: 2:00 pm (ET), July 18, 2012Facing a fracking story in your future? As we search for more... Read more
Characterizing colorectal cancer, sequestering carbon dioxide with iron, and wrapping your head arou
Webinars Wrap your head around....Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas involves injecting a fluid into... Read more
