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December 2021 / Science

Ask a DNA Expert: What Would It Take to Bring Back the Dinosaurs?

December 10, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Hendrik Poinar

Scientists have cloned an endangered species. Some wonder if there could be a real-life Jurassic Park

Illustration of Rob Ford on the front page of the Toronto Star

March 2014 / Technology

The Case of the Pink Dolphin

March 5, 2014April 14, 2020 - by David Hayes

Trent University’s wildlife DNA lab equips conservationists with new forensic tools

April 2011 / Science

The Species Problem

April 12, 2011July 17, 2019 - by Allison Martell

What do you get when you cross a polar bear with a grizzly?

Health / March 2007

Blood Simple

March 12, 2007January 9, 2020 - by Ann Silversides

Cord-blood stem cells save lives. Why aren’t they readily available to Canadians?

February 2006 / Sports

Dream Genes

February 12, 2006May 21, 2020 - by Arno Kopecky

If you can’t beat ’em at the Olympics, try manipulating your DNA

June 2004 / Society

Lab Dogs

June 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Jake MacDonald

winnipeg—With his broad shoulders, thick blond hair, and jaunty amble, Molson Webb looks as if he must have been quite an athlete in his day. Although he’s well past middle …

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Ask a DNA Expert: What Would It Take to Bring Back the Dinosaurs?

The Case of the Pink Dolphin

The Species Problem

Blood Simple

Dream Genes

Lab Dogs

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