Bloated no more? Studies piece together wheat's genomic and gluten puzzles
On the surface, the benign-looking wheat plant would seem a very simple thing. And yet, upon its reedy stalk rests a complicated, little understood, vastly important and, if you fall in the gluten-free...
View ArticleDwarf cow’s genetic superpowers beat environmental threats
Meet the adorable looking dwarf cow. There’s a video below so you can see the diminutive creature which stands almost three feet tall, or 87 centimeters. They weigh, depending on the breed, around 250...
View ArticleNew Funding to Improve Disease Resilience and Sustainability in Pork Production
$9.8 million awarded to an Alberta – Saskatchewan-led research team Canadian pork is exported to more than 100 countries and it is consumed throughout the world more than any other source of animal...
View ArticleNew funding to increase feed efficiency and reduce methane emissions in...
$10.3 million for an Alberta - Ontario-led research team The Canadian dairy industry adds more than $18 billion to Canada's GDP each year with Alberta contributing a significant amount to that total....
View ArticleDavid Bailey interview on 770 News Radio
The successful applicants in the 2014 LSARP competition were announced in Saskatoon on July 21st and two of the projects submitted through Genome Alberta were successful. One is a project led by Genome...
View ArticleBeating the heat: genetically turning Black Angus into white clones
While deniers insist climate change isn’t a black and white issue, ranchers and scientists are addressing it exactly that starkly. They’re busy turning Black Angus white. Not this Black Angus, mind...
View ArticleRaising a glass to yeast, hops and the genomic mysteries of beer
Piety and warmongering aside, the European monks of the Middle Ages are known for the richness of their artistry, music and food – most notably cheeses, wine, spirits and beer. In their quest for...
View ArticleTurning livestock genetics towards curing human diseases in the most...
For generations, farmers have been focused on improving livestock for better yields per animal. They’ve also worked hard to ensure that more animals survive various environmental threats, from diseases...
View ArticleHere, (super-muscled, bacon-rich) piggy, piggy!
Though it may sound like a David Chang fantasy, the idea of pigs bursting with meat and yes, extra ham and thicker chops is nothing to snort at. Assuming, of course, that such genetically modified pork...
View ArticleAnalytics + genetics = “dream cow”
Over many generations selective breeding, aka as genetic manipulation, has improved livestock in many ways ranging from increased disease resistance to improved meat and milk yields. But now farmers...
View ArticleAgriculture Research Project Managers Wanted
Genome Alberta’s two successful projects from the 2014 Large Scale Applied Research Project competition are ready to start work and each project is in need of a Project Manager. Both positions are...
View ArticleInternational Sustainable Agri-Food Forum coming to Edmonton in October
"Buy land, they're not making it anymore" said Mark Twain. What wasn't as obvious at the time was that huge urban centres and 21st century development would use up a lot of land that we had counted on...
View ArticleHow gene-mining wheat’s wild ancestors could improve our modern crops
Wheat has been with us for a long time. Exactly how long we may never know, given that soft plant matter, unlike stone, pottery and bone, tends not to be well preserved in the archaeological record....
View ArticleUniversity of Lethbridge presented agriculture leader Cor Van Raay with...
The University of Lethbridge recognized Alberta agriculture innovator and entrepreneur Cor Van Raay with a 2015 Honorary Degree. “Cor Van Raay has meant so much to agriculture and the world of...
View ArticleWHO report on cancer-causing red meat may spur GMO
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) dropped a major bombshell this week with a new report linking red meat, bacon, and processed meats to...
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Leigh Rosegren is breaking the mould in science and agriculture
Not far from our high tech urban centres and entrepreneurial driven corporate culture, you may find yourself stumbling into a very un-2015 looking world. It contains few high-speed internet services...
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LISTEN: International collaboration needed to feed the world
'Think global, act local' relies on grassroots efforts to solve global problems such as ensuring food safety, supply, and sustainability. When it comes to figuring out how to feed 9.5 billion people in...
View ArticleChina to produce cloned animals to reduce beef prices, increase food supply
While controversy continues in the Western world over genetically modified livestock in the food chain, China – with the help of a South Korean research institution-- is upping the ante on producing...
View ArticleWorld’s first superpigs: genetically resistant to incurable disease
The ongoing goal in farming has been to produce animals capable of resisting diseases that currently threaten the human food supply. That goal is spurred by the increase in disease events and animal...
View ArticleTicked off: Sequencing of deadly cattle tick’s genome leads to new vaccine
We have good reason to pay attention to the tiny, flightless, blood-sucking tick. Measuring as small as 1-2mm in their early life stage, they are virtually unnoticeable in fur, hair, or at the tip of...
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