91涩漫 researchers identify a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at 91涩漫 has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.
91涩漫 professor awarded one of the eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec
Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, based at Macdonald Campus,聽will work聽to聽advance food sustainability in Africa聽 聽Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Assistant Professor in聽the聽Bioresource Engineering Department,聽has been awarded聽one of聽eight聽science聽diplomacy chairs newly created by聽the聽Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ).
Microencapsulated聽B-vitamins聽help dairy cows produce more milk with fewer聽emissions
A new international study led by 91涩漫 in collaboration with聽Jefo聽Nutrition shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with聽microencapsulated B-vitamins聽can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality. The use聽of the聽feed additive聽cut聽global warming potential, an internationally standardized measure of climate impact,聽by up to 18 per cent across seven countries.聽聽
Scientists decode the full range of oat genomes, opening the door to more nutritious, climate-smart crops
Researchers have cracked one of agriculture鈥檚 most complicated genomes, revealing long-hidden DNA rearrangements that could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and sustainable.
Sacrifice Zones: Life along the fenceline between the land and industry
In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada鈥攔esidential areas that sit next to facilities that emit pollutants like noise, light, odours, chemicals, and even traffic鈥擜boriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) spoke to Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka environmental advocate Lynn Jacobs about how plastic waste and industrial pollution have turned Indigenous homelands into 鈥渟acrifice zones.鈥� Jacobs, who is