scientific discovery

A Hundred Years Ago Life Changed for Diabetics

Joe Schwarcz PhD — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:54:28 +0000

November 26th marks the 100th anniversary of a splendid dinner held at the University of Toronto to recognize perhaps the greatest Canadian achievement in science. A few weeks earlier, the Nobel committee had announced the awarding of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine to Drs. Frederick Banting and John Macleod of the University of Toronto for their discovery of insulin.

Re-Animating Dead Spiders, Smart Toilets, Licking Rocks and Counting Nostril Hairs: The 2023 IG Nobel Prizes

Ada McVean M.Sc. — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

While the 2023 Nobel Prize announcements have come and gone, the chatter around the winners is likely to last far longer.

The Nobel Prize Committee Sends a Message! Messenger RNA Research Merits Science’s Highest Honour!

Joe Schwarcz PhD — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000

The wall above that photocopier located at the University of Pennsylvania may eventually feature a plaque that reads something like “it was here that Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman met in 1998 and forged a partnership that would lead to millions of lives being saved by modified RNA Covid-19 vaccines and result in the duo being awarded that 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology.”