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The nuclear structure of male germ cells changes drastically just before they become mature spermatozoa. This transition provides a much greater stability to the nucleus once completed. We have shown…
This work is to study how a bacterial cell controls the production of a virus-like particle (the gene transfer agent, or GTA) that has the sole function of transfering genes from a donor to a recipie…
Mitochondria are extremely dynamic organelles undergoing constant double membrane fusion and fission reactions. The control and mechanisms involved to regulate this activity are currently of great in…
The implementation of DNA repositories has brought to the forefront certain ethical and legal challenges surrounding genomic research. One such challenge is related to the regulation and control of t…
PI: Speechley, Mark; Adams, Paul C
The use of genetic tests to identify people who face an increased disease risk is growing in Canada. The social marketing of gene tests contains two misleading messages: i) the prices for tests are l…