FROM MOLECULES TO BIODIVERSITY
Massive blocks of genes—inherited together ‘plug and play’ style—may play a larger role in evolutionary adaption than previously thought, according to new research in Nature.
Biologists identified 37 of these so-called ‘supergenes’ in wild sunflower populations, and found they govern the modular transfer of a large range of traits…
Congratulations to Dr. Miki Fujita, who won a Canadian Network of Scientific Platforms Scientist award for 2020!
This award recognizes the impact of Miki’s work as Manager of the UBC Bioimaging Facility (BIF) and the success of BIF as a scientific research platform. The UBC Bioimaging Facility is a campus-wide facility, housed in the…
The UBC Bioimaging Facility is a multi-user microscopy facility that is open to everyone and provides both training and service. The facility has been known as the most comprehensive biological imaging facility in Western Canada. We are located…
This is a laboratory course dealing with techniques of purification, cloning, sequencing, PCR amplification of plant nucleic acids, as well as electrophoresis and immunodetection of proteins. The course includes a lecture component conducted during waiting periods determined by the laboratory experiments.
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