Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector is strong and growing. However, the demands and challenges the sector is faced with are also growing. In the context of enhancing a socially and environmentally responsible industry, genomics-based innovations and technologies provide significant opportunities to advance Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector.
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National SynBio Discussion Paper now available
May 18, 2018Resulting from the inaugural Canada SynBio 2018 conference and strategic workshop held in March, the Discussion Paper, The Present and Future State of Synthetic Biology in Canada, is now available
Genomics goes primetime at the CIM Mining Convention
May 16, 2018The CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum) convention held in Vancouver May 6-9, 2018 brought together over 5000 participants from the mining industry, with technical presentations across various themes such as rock mechanics, underground mining, and safety among several others. Over the past few years, CIM has included genomics work related to mining in its…
Integrated solutions for functional genomics and proteomics at the Network Biology Collaborative Centre
May 16, 2018The Network Biology Collaborative Centre (NBCC) at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute assists scientists with connecting information on genomic and phenotypic variation in health and disease with a functional understanding of how gene products convey biological information and how their alterations drive disease. The Centre provides critical added value to Canada’s genomics enterprise by offering an…
2018 DNA Day
April 25, 2018HAPPY DNA DAY! Can you decipher this famous, visionary quote? Hint: Based on one letter amino acid codes. Tweet your answer using #DNADay18 and tagging us @OntarioGenomics ATT ACA CAT ATC AAT AAA ACC CAT GAA AAC ATC GGC GGT GAA TCT ACT ATC AAT AAT TAA GTC GCA ACC ATC TGA AAT AGT TAA…
CRISPR-critical paper retracted
April 19, 2018In 2017, a Nature paper got a lot of attention due to the claim by the Stanford authors that the CRISPR-based gene editing technique may cause widespread genetic damage when used in vivo. The authors have just retracted this paper, after concerns were raised that the proper controls had not been employed.
No experts needed
April 17, 201823andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki has published an Op-ed critique of the position that consumers cannot interpret their own genetic risk scores. Recently, the FDA approved 23andMe’s genetic test for inherited cancer. There was some criticism of this, which Wojcicki compares to the warnings forty years ago that women might not be able to handle the results of those first home pregnancy tests.
Canada SynBio 2018
April 16, 2018Check out our conference page for updates from Canada SynBio 2018 including presentations, highlights and photos from the conference.
-Conference Presentations can be found by clicking on the active links under each session in the SynBio Agenda.
-Conference Highlights can be found in our SynBio Feature.
-Additional Photos from the conference can be found in our SynBio Page and Photo Album.
Canada’s new one-stop shop for genomics research
April 12, 2018Major advances in genomics and informatics over the past several years have resulted in individual research projects producing enormous amounts of data. In particular, genomic data from large population and clinical cohorts, coupled with extensive health and lifestyle data, have the potential to generate critical biological insights into human health and novel determinants of disease….
NEW PROJECT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Agriculture, Agri-Food & Aquaculture
April 11, 2018
Ontario’s diverse agriculture, agri-food and aquaculture[1] sectors are the focus of three new funding opportunities. All of these new project funding opportunities require partnering researchers together with end-users[2] in their respective sectors. We work directly with researchers, and end-users to: access funding find and connect with the right research and/or end-user partners help develop competitive…