Archive for 'Eastern Ontario'
Using dill oil to create a less toxic insecticide
The average Colorado potato beetle larva can chomp its way through 45 square centimeters of foliage in a day. In large numbers, the pest can wipe out entire crops of potatoes, tomatoes or eggplant. To make matters worse, the need for stronger and stronger insecticides to combat the beetle’s increasing resistance to chemical agents has [...]
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Posted: April 22nd, 2010 under Eastern Ontario.
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2009 National Finalist Eastern Ontario
Paralyzed rats regenerate spinal cord with Nepean student’s discovery Every year 1,400 Canadians severely injure their spinal cord resulting in full or partial paralysis. Despite intense therapy less than 1% of them recovery completely. Regrowing and reconnecting severed nerve fiber or axons has been exceedingly challenging for the best medical researchers in Canada. Starting with [...]
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Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Eastern Ontario.
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Eastern Ontario 2007 Runners Up
The Winner is here. Presentation of the 2nd place award at the SABC in Eastern Ontario 2007. From left, Mrs Szymanski (teacher, Elmwood School), Rochelle Kerluke (teacher, Elmwood School), Prashanthi Baskaran and Colette Rivet (Executive Director, BioTalent Canada). Presentation of the 3rd place award at the SABC in Eastern Ontario 2007. From left, Sophie Lanthier [...]
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Posted: May 8th, 2007 under Eastern Ontario.
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Student offers new insight into future HIV/AIDS treatment
The Runners Up are here. (PHOTO: Liana Krauthaker, Teacher, Dr. Luis Barreto, VP Public Affairs, sanofi pasteur Ltd. with James MacLeod) Ottawa’s James MacLeod has not only joined the legion of medical researchers investigating the highly complex world of immunology and the HIV virus, his work may have opened a door to new treatment methods. [...]
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Posted: May 7th, 2007 under Eastern Ontario.
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2006/7 Approved Projects
The following student projects have been approved for the 2006-2007 sanofi aventis Biotech Challenge in Eastern Ontario. Students: Jason Au School: All Saints Catholic High School Mentor: Dr. Dennis Bulman, Univeristy of Ottawa Students: Emin Aboulian and Argishti Baghdasarian School: St. Patrick’s High School Mentor: Dr. Christine Szymanski, NRC Bacteriology – The Phenomenons behind home [...]
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Posted: April 10th, 2007 under Eastern Ontario.
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