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With CRISPR-Cas9 technology – a specific and versatile gene editing technology that can be used to modify, delete or correct precise regions of DNA –…
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A University of Toronto-led collaboration developing clean energy technologies that can be tailored to the needs of different communities – from…
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The University of Toronto and France’s Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) are developing a joint CNRS International…
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A team of researchers from the Krembil Brain Institute (KBI) and the University of Toronto have identified a protein-protein…
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Kent Roach, a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, has spent decades sounding the alarm on wrongful convictions in…
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Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope that has begun capturing images of the universe on its first flight above the…
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Rya Buckley’s graduate research at the University of Toronto focuses on examining the experiences and access to mental health supports of…
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Researchers from the University of Toronto – in collaboration with a group of mining firms – are using acid-loving bacteria to design new processes…
Sustainability is at the heart of the University of Toronto’s mission – from academic programming to research, innovation, partnerships and…
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Art history students are hoping to breathe new life into an important group of Ontario heritage buildings, offering narratives and ideas to better…
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A team of University of Toronto researchers is shining a light on the use of solar-powered ultra-violet (UV) LEDs to treat harvested rainwater in…
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Afia Amoako, a third-year PhD student in the division of epidemiology at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public…