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2009 National Finalist British Columbia
Student discovers that rhubarb extract may prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Motivated by working in seniors’ homes, 17-year-old Linda Liu discovered that an extract from rhubarb prevented the misfolding of a protein that is associated with disease. The extract also dissolved previously misfolded proteins offering the glimmer of hope of both potential prevention and treatment for the [...]
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Posted: April 29th, 2009 under British Columbia.
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2007 Winners
Vancouver, British Columbia – BC Biotech presented $10,000 to the winning teams of the sanofi-aventis Biotech Challenge at its annual BC Biotech Biotechnology Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. This biotech competition for high school students is one of 13 held nationally and is coordinated by BC Biotech in Vancouver. Each cash prize is [...]
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Posted: March 2nd, 2007 under British Columbia.
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