While trees are beautiful and benefit the environment, the most practical argument for planting more is that they provide a clear public health benefit, both in the preventive and therapeutic sense.
Bacteriophages are beneficial viruses that could change the course of medicine and agriculture, especially as antibiotic resistance grows worldwide.
Hong Han, an assistant professor with the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, while Sheila Singh, a professor with the Department of Surgery, has had her Tier 1 Canada Research Chair renewed.
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