One lies hidden inside a coffin. Another has his face exposed with hands extended at his sides. A third wears a mask over her face. They are three human Egyptian mummies that have been trapped in the manner they held when laid to rest nearly 2,000 years ago. And now we can reveal what they might have looked like.

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Published on: 22 Jan 2013

Dietary changes since the early 1960s have fueled a sharp increase in the amount of mined phosphorus used to produce the food consumed by the average person over the course of a year, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University. Between 1961 and 2007, rising meat consumption and total calorie intake underpinned a 38% increase in the world’s per capita “phosphorus footprint,” the researchers conclude in a paper published online in Environmental Research Letters.

Classified as: environment, Bennett, fertilizer, McGill School of the Environment, Metson, Natural Resource Sciences, phosphorus
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Published on: 17 Jan 2013

From early disease detection to better drug design and more efficient nanoelectronics – three McGill research projects share close to $11 million in awards from the CFI

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Published on: 15 Jan 2013

Researchers at McGill University and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered the molecular blueprint behind the IFIT protein. This key protein enables the human immune system to detect viruses and prevent infection by acting as foot soldiers guarding the body against infection. They recognize foreign viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) produced by the virus and act as defender molecules by potentially latching onto the genome of the virus and preventing it from making copies of itself, blocking infection. The findings are a promising step towards developing new drugs for combatting a wide range of immune system disorders.

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Published on: 14 Jan 2013

A new study by McGill University’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology will test a revolutionary way of preventing the transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV) through the use of a topical gel applied during sexual activity.

Classified as: ovarian cancer, HPV
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Published on: 8 Jan 2013

Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a key regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells known as the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) may play a crucial role in restricting cancer cell growth. AMPK acts as a “fuel gauge” in cells; AMPK is turned on when it senses changes in energy levels, and helps to change metabolism when energy levels are low, such as during exercise or when fasting. The researchers found that AMPK also regulates cancer cell metabolism and can restrict cancer cell growth.

Classified as: Cancer
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Published on: 7 Jan 2013

As embryos develop and grow, from a single-cell egg to a fully functional body, they must form organs that are in proportion to the overall size of the embryo. The exact mechanism underlying this fundamental characteristic, called scaling, is still unclear. But researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and McGill University in Montreal are one step closer to understanding it.

Classified as: Paul François, EMBL, embryo, genes, vertebrae
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Published on: 21 Dec 2012

The Green Revolution has stagnated for key food crops in many regions of the world, according to a study published in Nature Communications by scientists with the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment and McGill University.

Classified as: crops, Green Revolution, Ramankutty, University of Minnesota, yields
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Published on: 21 Dec 2012
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Published on: 21 Dec 2012

Until today, a map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding of global biodiversity. Thanks to advances in modern technology and data on more than 20,000 species, scientists have now produced a next-generation map depicting the organization of life on Earth. Published online in Science Express, the new map provides fundamental information regarding the diversity of life on our planet and is of major significance for future biodiversity research.

Classified as: biodiversity, Jean-Philippe Lessard, map, Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science, Wallace
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Published on: 20 Dec 2012
Classified as: credit rating, finance, Moody's, Quebec
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Published on: 20 Dec 2012

Seoul and Montreal may be separated by more than 10,000 kilometers, but thanks to the Korea Foundation, that distance will now seem shorter. McGill University’s Faculty of Arts has received a $1-million gift from the Foundation to create a new Professorship in Korean Studies, which will promote teaching, research collaborations and scholarship related to this fast-developing nation.

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Published on: 18 Dec 2012

McGill University, in association with Lawrence S. Bloomberg and Manulife Financial, is pleased to announce that Dr. James Sallis, Distinguished Professor of Family & Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, is the winner of the 2012 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

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Published on: 17 Dec 2012

Results from recent studies show a growing number of high school students reportedly receive one or more lottery tickets or scratch cards as gifts. This, coupled with the increasing concern about adolescent problem gambling, has prompted the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University, the National Council on Problem Gambling, along with dozens of other lottery corporations around the globe, to collaborate again this holiday season to increase public awareness about the impact of giving lottery products as gifts to minors.

Classified as: lottery; gifts; minors
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Published on: 11 Dec 2012

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