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Lime shows promise for controlling clubroot in canola crops

Treating soil with lime could help farmers curtail clubroot infections in their canola crops, new U of A research suggests. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Spot-treating soil with lime could give farmers another option to stem the costly disease and improve soil health

Researchers pinpoint genetic defects that cause heart failure

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta heart donors critical for breakthrough research, pointing way to targeted treatments

Researchers engineering new drug to beat blood cancers

Hasan Uludag holds a sample of leukemia cells treated with experimental drugs his team is testing that fight blood cancers by targeting gene defects in blood cells. (Photo: Geoff McMaster)

Reading Time: 3 minutes RNA technology used to target gene defects in blood cells that lead to diseases like leukemia

New strains of wheat sought with built-in resistance to wheat midge

Agricultural scientists are working to keep the destructive wheat midge at bay by seeking protective traits that could be bred into new strains of wheat. (Photo: Shelley Barkley)

Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s currently only one genetic defence to protect from wheat midge – but researchers want to change that

$1.25-million project tackles clubroot resistance in canola

Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers and agriculture company battle the crop-damaging disease and train new scientists

Program celebrates 20 years of changing lives for diabetics

Photo credits: Artem Podrez

Reading Time: 5 minutes Edmonton Protocol team reports treatment is safe and reliable for people with hard-to-control diabetes

Research aims to reduce use of chemical pesticides

U of A entomologist Boyd Mori is using next-generation DNA analysis to find out whether ground beetles like Calosoma calidum, the "fiery hunter," can serve as an effective, natural method of pest control for crop growers. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovative approach using DNA testing could help crop growers reduce reliance on chemical pesticides and conserve beneficial bugs

Program launched to diagnose genetic diseases in children

Photo by National Cancer Institute

Reading Time: 4 minutes Children are disproportionately affected as genetic diseases typically manifest during childhood and usually come with neurological symptoms

Landmark research could lead to better understanding of diseases

Michael Hendzel (right) co-led a study that revealed the gel-like nature of chromatin, the complex package of DNA and proteins contained within the nucleus of our cells. The researchers say the discovery could lead to better understanding of diseases like cancer. (Photo: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry; taken pre-COVID-19)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Researchers have found an answer to a fundamental question that has eluded scientists since the discovery of DNA

Our close bond with dogs has a long history, study shows

Photo by Hanny Naibaho

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dogs were certainly useful but ‘people clearly had emotional attachments to their dogs from the very beginning’