Biological Sciences News Archive
$13 million in new funding supporting research projects vital to Manitoba
May 7, 2015 —
Research to improve environmental sustainability
Faculty of Science
CTV News: Saving Sea Turtles
April 30, 2015 —
Bailey Rankine, U of M Masters student, talks about her experience working as a consultant for Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program, in Western Australia.
Faculty of Science
Plants like you’ve never seen them before
April 28, 2015 —
With the help of an electron microscope, biological sciences professor Erwin Huebner enables us to see flowers and leaves in new ways
Globe and Mail: New data give scientists a glimpse into history of the woolly mammoth
April 27, 2015 —
What set mammoths apart from their close living relatives?
CTV: A messy strawberry experiment
April 22, 2015 —
Prof uses everyday household items to extract a berry's DNA.
WATCH: Inside the Buller Greenhouse & Plant Giveaway
April 16, 2015 —
A tour inside a beautiful garden oasis on campus
Manitoba’s young science prodigies recognized at Sanofi Biogenius Canada regional final
April 11, 2015 —
Winner of first prize supported by U of M professor; will represent Manitoba at the SBC National Final in Ottawa
Faculty of Science
Motherboard: Cloning a mammoth is only the start
April 8, 2015 —
But just how likely is the mammoth’s revival? Molecular biologist Kevin Campbell, a professor from the University of Manitoba, shared his thoughts with Motherboard.
Research and International
CTV: Manitoba researcher has a plan to make mosquitoes drop like flies
March 27, 2015 —
Controlling the mozzies