kristina charania
SFU professor awarded $150,000 for sea otter research
May 6, 2013Dr. Anne Salomon to explore the decline of coastal shellfish and rebound in kelp forests By Kristina Charania Photos by Mike Baird Along some shorelines and oceans bordering the Alaskan and British Columbian coasts, shellfish numbers are quickly dwindling as sea otters, once listed as endangered, continue to recover and consume them. Though these sea otters are a natural part of temperate coastal ecosystems, their population recovery and growth leaves few shellfish behind for the First Nations people that rely on these invertebrates as a source of food and livelihood. Marine ecologist Dr. Anne Salomon has recently been awarded a…
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Remembering Boston
May 6, 2013SFU professor was minutes from reaching the Boston Marathon finish line when the bombs went off By Kristina Charania Photos by Christopher Penn On an average day on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, the air hums with conversation, the rustling…
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Oldest green lacewing fossils found in Okanagan
March 31, 2013By Kristina Charania Photos courtesy of PAMR After extensive time spent amongst the rocky deposits of Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, the Okanagan Highlands, and areas of Washington, SFU palaeontologist Dr. Bruce Archibald has unearthed the oldest assemblage of ancient green…
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Researchers test new anti-influenza drug
March 10, 2013By Kristina Charania The compound may prove to be more effective than any other drug on the market SFU virologist Masahiro Niikura and PhD student Nicole Bance have collaborated with researchers from Australia, the United Kingdom, and local institutions to…
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Protection of shark species under scrutiny
March 5, 2013As global shark populations continue to decline and commercial fishing grows in popularity, Lindsay Davidson remains determined to improve shark fisheries management through analyzing fishery policies and taking conservation action. Late last year, the journal Science published Davidson’s letter urging…
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SFU researcher looks to cell processes to treat cancer
January 27, 2013Stopping cell “self-eating” may make cancer treatment more effective By Kristina Charania Photos by Yale Rosen Lab research conducted by SFU associate professor Sharon Gorski suggests that cancer therapies can become more effective through the inhibition of a Pac-Man-like mechanism…
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Study reveals wasp dating game
January 20, 2013Male wasps tag females, create harems By Kristina Charania In a lengthy study conducted at SFU, an unusual wasp courting method has been unearthed. Particular parasitoid male wasps of the species Ooencyrtus kuvana — no longer in size than the…
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It’s the drink that did it
November 19, 2012Caffeine can intoxicate you as much as alcohol or drugs By Kristina Charania Photos by Simon le Nippon As November fades into December, we will officially be entering the final stretch of our semester-long university derby. Sleep Deprivation is already…
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Counter-point: Why GMO’s suck ass.
November 13, 2012GM crops do more harm to ecological systems than we can even comprehend By Kristina Charania Photos by Andy Rogers To see point, click here! It’s likely you have heard this out of every larynx that has come within five…
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Get cracking with cancer fighting eggs
November 5, 2012Genetically modified chicken eggs may cure some cancers in the near future By Kristina Charania Photos by Kjetil Ree In every child’s life, there is at least one awful creature at the petting zoo that gives you absolute hell. So,…
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