A Genetic Solution To Canola Crop Losses

A Genetic Solution To Canola Crop Losses

The "green seed problem" is a long-standing issue that causes millions of dollars annually in canola crop losses for Canada. Canola is the major cash crop in Alberta, which produces about…
TFLY Protein Crucial To Telomerase Activity

TFLY Protein Crucial To Telomerase Activity

Telomerase is an enzyme that is the hallmark of both aging and the uncontrolled cell division associated with cancer and in an effort to understand and control telomerase activity, researchers at The…
Why Don't Antidepressants Act Faster?

Why Don't Antidepressants Act Faster?

It often takes several weeks to feel the effect of newly prescribed antidepressants - a lingering mystery and a frustration to both patients and physicians. CREB, and CREM to some degree, has been…
Natalisin Change Shuts Down Reproductive Desire

Natalisin Change Shuts Down Reproductive Desire

A neuropeptide named natalisin regulates the sexual activity and reproductive ability of insects, according to a new study in which the neuropeptide is observed and named Natalisin is composed of…
TERC Gene Linked To Blood Cancer

TERC Gene Linked To Blood Cancer

TERC, a gene which regulates the length of the telomere 'caps' on the ends of DNA and helps control the aging process by acting as a cell's internal clock, has been linked to cancer by a new…
Is There Really GMO Pot?

Is There Really GMO Pot?

An interesting issue came up through my volunteer work for the new website, "GMOAnswers.com".  Apparently some pot users are concerned that they might be unwittingly consuming what they consider…