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A five-year international study led by Faculty of Science biologists has identified a natural mechanism in caribou that preserves and ensures long-term genetic and behavioural diversity of the species in various habitats across western North America, from Alaska to the Southern Rockies. Photo by Mark Bradley

University of Calgary-led study finds natural mechanism that ensures long-term biological diversity in caribou

A new gene discovery by a team of University of Calgary researchers has the potential to help yield safer, less expensive synthetic opioid pharmaceuticals. Photos by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

UCalgary-based team takes big step toward producing safer, less expensive pain-killing medications

Biologists discover new and unique cell-signalling mechanism in plants

New research sheds light on how lodgepole pine and interior spruce adapt to local climates

New research may lead to more drought-tolerant Canadian canola

University recruits expert on childhood anxiety disorders

From left: Peter Facchini, professor in biological sciences, Jill Hagel, research associate, and Scott Farrow, PhD student. They have characterized a novel gene that encodes the gateway enzyme in the formation of morphine and begun to understand how poppies synthesize the pain killing enzymes. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Scientists discover how opium poppies synthesize morphine

Researchers identify how opium poppies synthesize promising new drug

Roy Gravel: A stellar career in science

Caribou ancestors