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In the realm of health news, the word Salmonella provokes an immediate wince in members of a public broadly familiar with its intestinal-disruption symptoms and ease of transmission. But thanks to genomics-driven innovations in microbiology and foodborne pathogen research, there’s now good news about Salmonella. Salmonella causes an estimated 93 million illnesses and 150,000 deaths around the world each year. It continues to infect 88,000 Canadians each year with a cost to the [...]

What is genomics? Without knowing it, you probably already know a little about genomics. For example, you have probably heard about DNA and genes in the media. You are probably aware that you have inherited many of the traits of your ancestors. These traits are dictated by our genes and organized in our cells in the form of chromosomes. Genomics is all about that and much more! Read more Tools [...]

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Génome Québec congratulates Genome Canada for a five-year, $100.5 million commitment from the federal government. This long-term commitment underscores the importance of genomics for the canadian government. This investment will enhance Genome Canada’s ability to advance the most cutting-edge developments in genomics research and applications of pressing interest to Canada and the world.  Genome Canada also welcomes the creation of the Strategic Science Fund and looks forward to working with the [...]

One of the mysteries of blindness has been solved. A team of international scientists in collaboration with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) identified a new gene responsible for Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a devastating genetic form of blindness in newborns. What makes this discovery so exceptional is that this new gene called NMNAT1 – known to be crucial for life – has never been [...]

The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Laurent Lessard, and the rector of Université Laval, Denis Brière, announced on September 11, the expansion of 346 km2 to complement the existing 66 km2 of the Montmorency Forest. The two parties reached an agreement to delegate the resource management of this new forest land to the teaching institution. This agreement brings to 412 km2 the total area of this unique environment for [...]

Researchers from the Guy Rouleau Laboratory affiliated with the CHUM Research Centre and the CHU–Sainte-Justine Research Centre have discovered the genetic cause of a rare disease reported only in patients originating from Newfoundland: hereditary spastic ataxia (HSA).    This condition is characterized by lower-limb spasticity (or stiffness) and ataxia (lack of coordination), the latter leading to speech and swallowing problems, and eye movement abnormalities. The disease is not deadly, but [...]

An international research team, led by Dr. Geneviève Bernard from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and Dr. Benoit Coulombe from the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), has identified a new gene associated with 4H leukodystrophy, one of the common forms of the disease. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications this week. “We are finally starting to better understand this terrible disease. By discovering mutations on [...]