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Jaswinder Singh can hardly contain his excitement when talking about TLP8, a useful protein he discovered in barley. 鈥淚t could revolutionize the brewing industry,鈥� said the associate professor at 69热视频鈥檚 plant science department.

...Singh and his research team identified 22 genes in barley that were related to the germination process.

Researchers from 69热视频 (Paul Thomassin) found that if Canadians ate less meat, and more fruits and vegetables, Canada's GDP would benefit. The authors recommended the government subsidize fruits and vegetables, and tax meat, in an effort to reduce chronic disease.

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Congratulations to alum Val茅rie Toupin-Dub茅, BSc (AgEnvSci)鈥�16, recipient of the Canada鈥檚 Volunteer Awards鈥� Emerging Leader Award for the Quebec region!

鈥淢y village, Oka, has left a deep agricultural imprint on me. It formed my desire to bridge the gap between consumers and the hard-working farmers who provide us with three meals a day. As an agronomist, my commitment to children and families is to teach them where their food comes from so that they can consume better and live in a community that is more tightly knit and respectful of the environment.鈥�

Congratulations to Jan Adamowski (Bioresource Engineering) and Elena Bennett (Natural Resource Sciences) on their induction into the Royal Society of Canada. The announcement was made in September, and the induction ceremony was held in late November.

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For 47 years, biologists have plucked eggs from seabird nests along the British Columbia coast. Many of the eggs were collected from remote rocky islands surrounded by some of the world鈥檚 roughest seas.

In all, they collected 537 eggs from six species, including ancient murrelets, rhinoceros auklets and double-crested cormorants. Now these eggs are revealing new information about the way mercury finds its way into the ecosystem.

Unlike alcohol, which kills bacteria and toxins, Lawrence Goodridge argues, integrating cannabis in the place of alcohol may require a very different production process. 鈥淏ecause cannabis is a plant, there are certain concerns -- like the possibility of pesticides used in production, or the type of fertilizer used, or the potential presence of heavy metals that could be toxic to humans,鈥� the 69热视频 food safety expert explained to BNN in a telephone interview.

Although it does not destroy the vineyards, the smoke may well make the grapes unusable, warns David Wees, professor at the faculty of Agriculture of 69热视频. 鈥淭he biggest problem, it is the fine particles that settle on the fruits and stick on the skin,鈥� he says.

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