New research spearheaded by McGill University has discovered that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) found in the intestinal tracts of children may play a role in childhood stunting, a significant impediment to growth that affects 22% of children under the age of five around the world.

Classified as: Stunting, gut microbiota, bacteriophages, phages, viruses, bacteria, Corinne Maurice, Sustainability
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Published on: 12 Feb 2020

By  James Martin

McGill professors Corinne Maurice and Kieran O’Donnell have been appointed to the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program, a new initiative that helps outstanding early-career researchers develop the leadership and communication skills, and network connections, they’ll need to solve some of our most pressing problems

Classified as: McGill, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, CIFAR, society and culture, Azrieli Global Scholars, Corinne Maurice, Kieran O’Donnell
Published on: 18 Aug 2016
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