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REACH Awards
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The REACH Awards celebrate UVic scholars for their extraordinary contributions in research and teaching.
CFI funding for UVic research
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Five UVic projects, with $823,000 in new funding from a leadership fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation as part of a $52-million federal investment announced Aug. 15, will carry out ground-breaking research including in an aquatic disease research facility at UVic.
The genetic rule for salmon
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In an article published today in the prestigious journal Nature, an international team of scientists co-led by University of Victoria biologist Ben Koop describes how the Atlantic salmon genome—that’s the complete set of its genes—has made a full backup copy of itself.
The genetic rule for salmon: keep a back-up copy
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Salmon possess an unusual genetic feature that’s of great interest to evolutionary scientists and fisheries managers alike, as described in a UVic research article published in Nature.
Salmon genome mapping
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New genetic database holds huge potential for fisheries science and conservation Salmon—they’re tasty and nutritious to eat, many livelihoods depend on them and they’re crucial to the health of coastal ecosystems. Turns out they’re also a goldmine of information for geneticists and molecular biologists.
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