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Closing the information gap in the pig genome
July 27, 2020
The pig industry around the world has made huge improvements in desirable traits thanks to the knowledge afforded by the sequencing of the pig genome, the first draft of which …Read More »
Beef production in the pandemic: From producer to plate
June 24, 2020
COVID-19 has been complicated in many ways by uncertainty. Unlike many disease outbreaks, it is not about food safety or consumer confidence with food products – but rather about the …Read More »
From cattle to COVID-19: An unlikely journey
May 26, 2020
By Mikolaj Raszek, PhD The lead-up After finishing my PhD in Biochemistry, I took a break from science to think about what I wanted to do with my life and …Read More »
ALES Graduate Research Symposium Report
April 30, 2020
By Jiyuan Li The 4th Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) Graduate Research Symposium was held at the UAlberta on March 13, 2020. The event was sponsored by Gentec and …Read More »
Culture Shock!
April 30, 2020
“The initial learning curve is pretty steep when you get to industry,” says Austin Putz, a newly-hired geneticist at Hypor (a Hendrix Genetics company). “And the difference in work cultures …Read More »