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rssUsers of game designed by McGill researchers contributing to analysis of DNA sequences
12-08-2011
Thousands of video game players have helped significantly advance our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer over the past year. They are the users of a web-based video game developed by Dr. Jérôme Waldispuhl of the McGill School of Computer ...
New floating microscopic device will allow researchers to study a wide range of cellular processes
09-22-2011
It’s a bit of a challenge. But, imagine a microscopic jet vacuum cleaner, the size of a pen nib that hovers over cell surfaces without ever touching them. Then imagine that the soap in the cleaning solution is replaced with various molecules that can be selectively delivered to the cells. ...
New technique may help restorers identify decades-old pigments
09-06-2010
A team of McGill chemists have discovered that a technique known as photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy could be used to identify the composition of pigments used in art work that is decades or even centuries old. Pigments give artist’s materials colour, and they emit sounds when light is ...
Breakthrough discovery enables nanoscale manipulation of the piezoelectric effect
08-25-2010
The generation of an electric field by the compression and expansion of solid materials is known as the piezoelectric effect, and it has a wide range of applications ranging from everyday items such as watches, motion sensors and precise positioning systems. Researchers at McGill University’s ...
04-11-2006
Researchers have released a "map" of regions in the human genome that work as "switches" for turning genes on and off. The discovery, made by researchers from McGill University, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM) and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) may ...
