Seminar: Micronutrients and microbes: Some things we know and many things we don't

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 12:00to13:00

Join us for the second seminar of the DGPH seminar series with Dr. Brian Ward, MD, former director of JD MacLean Tropical Diseases Center and Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,...

Tick-borne pathogens increasingly widespread in Central Canada

Published: 17 November 2022

Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada – presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected....

Light Driven Environmental and Engineering Processes

Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:00to13:00

Date: Thursday, November 17th 2022 | Time: 12:00 pm | Macdonald Engineering Building RM: 267 ...

Canning at Home? Brush up on your science to avoid dangerous pathogens

Published: 20 June 2017

The list of “bad things” could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it’s the toxin produced from the bacteria that...

Scientists scan horizon for future invasive species challenges

Published: 4 May 2017

Shipping and mining in the Arctic. The spread of invasive microbial pathogens around the world. Changing agricultural practices. Use of genomic-modification tools. Those are among the 14 most...

Pathogens could be freed from thawing permafrost, scientists warn

Published: 19 March 2014

French researchers are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil....

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