Biology
From textbooks to tissue models
June 23, 2025
How hands-on undergraduate research is advancing immunobiology.
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Reducing the side effects of cancer therapy
May 26, 2025
How a research cluster is advancing personalized radiation therapy while empowering undergraduate researchers.
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Posted in All In Story, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Cherry trees protect buds from freezing by supercooling, but how?
March 7, 2025
UBCO researchers study climate strategies used by local fruit trees
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Researchers find caribou migration patterns are shrinking
March 5, 2025
Caribou migration patterns have shifted in duration, distance, and elevation over 35 years, new study shows.
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services (BRAES), Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
Bears and berries: Researchers highlight critical role of grizzlies in huckleberry health
December 10, 2024
UBC study says bears eating the fruit then eliminating the seeds aids germination and dispersal
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Office of Research Services, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services (BRAES), Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
UBCO researchers engineer DNA to mimic biological catch bonds
November 27, 2024
“Fish-hook” system holds promise for advanced materials and health-care applications
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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
UBCO gut health research moves from lab to real world
November 21, 2024
New technology will leverage personal gut microbiome to treat conditions
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
People, climate to intensify pressure on popular provincial parks
May 27, 2024
UBCO researchers caution about the balance between seeking or protecting nature
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
UBCO research shows how healthy plants help rivers meander
May 16, 2024
Study includes implications for climate resilience, adaptation after fire or flood
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Posted in Biology, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Deer are expanding north, and that’s not good for caribou
April 25, 2024
Researchers say warming climate allowing deer to expand their range
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Posted in Biology, College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release