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Biden readies major stimulus push and flurry of executive actions in first 100 days

Dec 1, 2020

The immigration legislation Biden said he plans to send to the Congress within his first 100 days would likely be dead on arrival. A Trump nominee slow-walked the formal process...

AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells

Dec 1, 2020

Medication can be combined, with different drugs acting on different cancer cells. However, experimental screening of drug combinations is very slow and expensive, and therefore, often fails to discover the...

Scientists identify warning signs over effectiveness of HIV ‘wonder drug’ in sub-Saharan Africa

Dec 1, 2020

HIV treatment usually consists of a cocktail of drugs that includes a type of drug known as a non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). Between 10% and 15% of patients in much...

Second annual MIT Science Bowl Invitational takes virtual format

Nov 30, 2020

A) Förster Resonance Energy TransferB) Fluorescence In Situ HybridizationC) Fluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingD) Mass SpectrometryIf you chose A, you might have stood a chance at the second annual MIT Science...

Magnetic vortices come full circle

Nov 30, 2020

The researchers observed sub-micrometre loop-shaped configurations, which they identified as magnetic vortex rings. With the implementation of novel sophisticated data-analysis techniques they eventually established that these structures are so-called vortex...

UBC experts on COVID-19

Nov 30, 2020

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COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks

Nov 30, 2020

COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks Science, Health & TechnologyQuarantine and isolation measures are a critical tool in curbing the spread of COVID-19. But new analysis of data...

UBC releases 2019 animal research statistics

Nov 30, 2020

UBC is one of only three Canadian universities to publish animal research statistics annually. In addition to sharing statistics, UBC provides a virtual tour of its animal care facilities here....

Better housing policies needed in a post-COVID world

Nov 30, 2020

Better housing policies needed in a post-COVID world Business, Law & SocietyUBC report highlights gains but calls for longer-term solutions to improve housing supplyCOVID-19 proved that governments can respond quickly...

DISPLACED LIVES

Nov 30, 2020

It takes something huge to make someone decide to leave,” says Atto, whose own family fled Turkey in the 1980s. In July 2014, the Iraqi city of Mosul lost its...