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    International collaboration

    Counteracting colony collapse; research team seeks to solve honeybee mystery

    August 2019
    The world’s honeybee populations are declining: ravaged by a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder that kills entire hives with no warning. Up to 30 percent of the world’s food supply relies on honeybee pollination, yet scientists don’t yet know what causes the problem.
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    International collaboration

    Exorbitant food-recall costs face reduction thanks to tiny proteins

    August 2019
    “When companies need to recall food due to a listeria outbreak, it costs a lot of money,” says Éric Biron, a professor at Université Laval. “At the same time, the loss associated with animal deaths caused by clostridium in livestock farming is estimated to be around $2 billion per year.”
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    Sustainability

    The Muskrat Hut

    August 2019
    For First Nations communities in northern Canada and other remote regions, access to safe and clean water, toilets, and food preparation areas presents a serious challenge to communal gatherings. For elders, women, youth, and gender-diverse community members, this often means they simply do not participate in community events.
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    Commercialization

    New Brunswick company fights food invaders, naturally

    May 2018
    A New Brunswick biotech start-up is working to keep your food fresh using a revolutionary compound made from an ingredient you might find in your fridge.

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