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B.C. sea sponge has COVID-blocking powers

Researchers Connor Thompson and Annika Schulz working in Jean lab. UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources...

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Machine learning and AI used to rapidly detect sepsis, cutting risk of death...

Machine learning and AI used to rapidly detect sepsis. iStock. A groundbreaking advance in quickly detecting sepsis using machine learning has been pioneered by researchers in the Hancock Lab and the...

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CRCs appointed at UBC Science in ecology, computer science, and astrophysics

3 new Canada Research Chairs appointed and 1 renewed at UBC Science. UBC Science receives funding for research in ecology, computer science, astrophysics, and microbiology through the appointment of...

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New nasal spray treats Delta variant infection in mice, indicating broad...

Researchers in Jean Lab. Photo: Paul Joseph, UBC. Researchers have shown a new compound delivered in a nasal spray is highly effective in preventing and treating COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant...

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Diet high in guar gum fibre limits inflammation, MS symptoms in mice

Freshly picked guar beans. iStock. Diets high in guar gum, a common food additive and dietary fibre, limited inflammation and delayed the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms in mice, according...

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Physicist, chemist recognized with UBC’s top research awards

UBC scientists recognized with UBC’s top research awards UBC Science researchers earned nine of UBCs’ 2022 research awards, including two of the University’s premier honours.Cosmologist Dr. Mark...

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NSERC investments boost 63 UBC Science research projects

$18 million in NSERC investments boost basic research at UBC Science Sixty-three projects across UBC Science have been awarded more than $15 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and...

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Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried

UBC researchers collect soil samples at a Northwest Territories mine Researchers have identified buried kimberlite, the rocky home of diamonds, by testing the DNA of microbes in the surface soil.These...

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11 UBC Science researchers featured on global highly cited list

11 UBC Science researchers featured on global highly cited list Eleven UBC Science-affiliated researchers have been listed among the most highly cited investigators worldwide in 2023 by Clarivate...

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Two Canada Excellence Research Chairs to join UBC Science

Dr. Corey Stephenson and Dr. Kayla King Two newly appointed, world-leading researchers with UBC Science have been named Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC).Dr. Kayla King has been appointed the...

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