Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, is best known as the birthplace of the world-famous Cirque du Soleil. Along with being the hometown of this globally renowned Canadian entertainment company, Baie-Saint-Paul is also home to a vibrant arts community and a number of popular restaurants. Located on the Northern shore of the Saint Lawrence, Baie-Saint-Paul is …
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Photo: jennyveens on Instagram For anyone looking to escape from fast-paced city life and embrace the beauty of Ontario in autumn, Prince Edward County just may be your new travel hotspot. This breathtaking region is located just three hours away from Toronto, and is a charming island that makes for a perfect …
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Home to Anne of Green Gables, a namesake harbour and, of course, the conference that led to the confederation of Canada, the appeal of Charlottetown as a tourist destination is undeniable. Though the capital city of Prince Edward Island is known for its harsh winters, these colder months are still …
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A new species of millipede, called Illacme tobini, has been discovered in a cave in Sequoia National Park, California. Illacme tobini. Scale bar – 1 mm. Image credit: P.E. Marek et al. The new species was identified and named by millipede taxonomist Dr. Paul Marek of Virginia Tech and his …
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A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that a protein called Piezo 1 is directly responsible for sensing touch. Knowledge about Piezo 1 could be relevant for designing better pain medications and exploring future therapies for blood disorders, hypertension and more. Piezo proteins transduce physical forces and …
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Scientists have discovered a new type of photoreceptor protein that is about 50 times more efficient at capturing light than the rhodopsin, a protein that resides in cell membranes in the retina of the human eye. Caenorhabditis elegans. Image credit: Bob Goldstein / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. …
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Using a novel approach called syn-BNP (synthetic-bioinformatic natural product) approach, scientists from the Rockefeller and Rutgers Universities have discovered two promising new antibiotics active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body and poses a serious threat to millions of people throughout …
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Twenty-three new genes involved in risk for autoimmune vitiligo have been identified by an international group of scientists led by the University of Colorado School of Medicine. UV photograph of a hand with vitiligo. Image credit: Chip Bobbert / CC BY-SA 4.0. Vitiligo is a chronic condition in which melanocytes …
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Biotechnologists have discovered some horrifying new consequences of lateral gene transfer: a virus that started making the toxin from black widow spider venom, all by itself. This might be the single combination humanity needed least. No matter what the permutation, viruses plus black widows add up to a whole lot …
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We’ve been attempting to reverse-engineer intelligence since the dawn of our own history — or at least since the time of the ancient Greeks, who carved the inscription “know thyself” at the temple of Apollo, Delphi. Throughout the ages, one old chestnut has stubbornly resisted yielding up its secret: the organizational …
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