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New range of antibiotics may present a threat to public health

A remarkable range of antibiotics under development may compromise our natural defences against infection, warns McGill evolutionary biologist Graham Bell.

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Published on : 05 Jun 2003

Facilitating the development of anticancer drugs

A successful joint collaboration between the Department of Biochemistry, at McGill University, and scientists from Gemin X Biotechnologies Inc. leads to an important discovery with significant implications for the development of anticancer drugs.

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Published on : 12 May 2003

SSHRC grants over $5 million to McGill scholars

McGill University researchers have over five million reasons to rejoice today. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada has granted $5,061,612 to enable McGill scholars to carry out a slew of research projects.

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Published on : 29 Apr 2003

Arctic research to expand

MCGILL BACKGROUNDER: McGill researchers join international consortium supported by refitted icebreaker.

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Published on : 24 Apr 2003

Preventing depression in children alleviates adult condition

Prevention of depression in childhood is the best way to thwart the condition in adulthood, according to John Abela. The McGill psychology professor has just completed a novel study -- the first of its kind on many levels -- where he examined whether psychological and environmental factors can cause children to be more vulnerable to depression.

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Published on : 16 Apr 2003

McGill University and Université de Montréal pool expertise to create Montreal Inter-University Group for Nursing Research (MIGNR)

McGill University and Université de Montréal Pool Expertise to Create Montreal Inter-University Group for Nursing Research (MIGNR).

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Published on : 10 Apr 2003

Redheaded women respond better to painkilling drug

A gene associated with red hair and fair skin may also be responsible for how females respond to painkillers, according to a study conducted by Jeffrey Mogil, a McGill University psychology professor.

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Published on : 24 Mar 2003

Is there life on Mars?

As part of the Astrobiology Lecture Series, a NASA research scientist with expertise in Martian studies is coming to McGill University to share his ideas about life on other planets and his plans for future manned missions to Mars.

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Published on : 18 Mar 2003

McGill granted five new Canada Research Chairs

Montreal universiity heads attend Minister Rock's press conference, held at McGill University this morning, to celebrate the announcement of 106 new Canada Research Chairs awarded to 36 universities across Canada. McGill has five new Canada Research Chairs in disciplines related to mental health, neuroscience, chemistry and chemical engineering.

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Published on : 17 Mar 2003

McGill's Gault Nature Reserve obtains increased protection

By designating the Gault Nature Reserve of McGill University as a "nature reserve on private land", the Government of Quebec gives greater protection to the Reserve and its immediate surroundings.

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Published on : 06 Mar 2003

Fitting the economy to the biosphere

Dr Herman E. Daly, co-founder and associate editor of the journal Ecological Economics, will deliver a Beatty Lecture at McGill University on March 27 at 6 pm. Herman Daly will speak on the topic: "Uneconomic Growth and the "Illth" of Nations: Defining the Optimal Scale of the Macro Economy." This is the second of the two-part Rachel Carson lecture series, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the book Silent Spring.

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Published on : 03 Mar 2003

Scientists to examine the effects of cancer drugs on male reproduction

Researchers at McGill, MUHC and three university partners to receive $2.4 million in CIHR funding.

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Published on : 27 Feb 2003

Scientists suggest existence of central aging process

McGill biologist Siegfried Hekimi is the principal author of an study published in Science that suggests the existence of a central process of aging.

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Published on : 26 Feb 2003

Army of experts

Should the United States declare war against Iraq, McGill University has an army of experts who can provide thoughtful insights for the media.

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Published on : 18 Feb 2003

Four licensing agreements on computer chip technology

Four licensing agreements, involving new methods for characterizing and testing computer chips in the semiconductor industry developed at McGill and related to work carried out by Dr Gordon Roberts, James McGill Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were concluded with with DFT MicroSystems within six months of an initial seed investment of $420,000 from MSBI Capital.

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Published on : 12 Feb 2003