Canada: Province hands over $104 million for research.Byline: shiv03 Researchers at U of T got a boost last Wednesday when they received $104 million through the Ontario Research Fund infrastructure grant. Going to 16 campus-based projects and 10 at partner hospitals, the grant is intended to further cutting-edge research and commercialize it. The projects have interdisciplinary teams that explore topics ranging from environmental sustainability and digital media to healthy diets and miniature satellites. Stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research focusing on potential medical applications, headed by Janet Rossant, received over $9.9 million. A study of new ways to combat neuro-degenerative diseases like Alzheimer s, hosted at UTSC UTSC University of Toronto Scarborough Campus s Centre for the Neurobiology Neurobiology Study of the development and function of the nervous system, with emphasis on how nerve cells generate and control behavior. The major goal of neurobiology is to explain at the molecular level how nerve cells differentiate and develop their of Stress, received $2.1 million. Much of the equipment involved is as intriguing as it is intimidating. Take the mass spectrometer, an instrument that can pick up extremely small traces of a compound and determine what it s made of. This same kind of mass spectrometer is used in the Olympics for identifying and confirming the use of illicit performance-enhancing drugs This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in athletes, said Scott Mabury, chair of the chemistry department and vice-provost of academic operations, with a touch of pride. Mabury and his team are studying how fluorinated fluorinated material to which a fluoride has been added, e.g. water for human consumption treated as a prophylaxis against tooth decay. compounds used in industrial and consumer products affect the environment and people s health. That s where the latest mass spectrometers come in. In your blood you have microgram microgram /mi·cro·gram/ (µg) (mi´kro-gram) one millionth (10-6) of a gram. mi·cro·gram n. Abbr. per litre part per billion concentrations of flourinated acids, Mabury said. We are looking at, in particular, why you are contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with these compounds. The team believes that some contribution comes from paper packaging in food, which uses these compounds as a preservative preservative Any of numerous chemical additives used to prevent or slow food spoilage caused by chemical changes (e.g., oxidation, mold growth) and maintain a fresh appearance and consistency. Antimycotics (e.g. , and aims to design safer versions of the compounds. Another researcher, David Jenkins, also has a project that could affect what s on supermarket shelves. Many of the packaged foods we eat are designed to dissolve and be absorbed into the bloodstream quickly. People want food to melt in the mouth, that s what they like, Jenkins said. The trouble is, this food will do the same things in the intestines, liberating vast loads of glucose. High amounts of glucose, a type of sugar, increases the risk of diabetes and various cancers, and Jenkins research aims to create new diets that will direct people to natural and synthetic foods with low sugar counts. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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