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Kids and COVID-19
With COVID-19 still on the rise, and children now back in school, you might start wondering why children so often display less severe symptoms, or no symptoms at all. The surprising answer could be those pesky childhood illnesses and the power of Memory Immunity!
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Cytomegalovirus and a Reason to Fight
Congenital CMV is the most common congenital viral infection worldwide, and can seriously affect some of our most vulnerable: our unborn children. Thankfully, Cytomegalovirus is preventable. But that means that the public needs educating about how to protect itself. This article goes in to how to detect, and how to prevent, Congenital CMV.
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What we're reading
Some of our recent favourites. For the full firehose, follow #FromTheFeed
How songs go viral!
Popular songs are often said to have gone viral — and according to new research, they really do spread in the same way as infectious diseases!
[Research2Reality | Emily Deibert]
A Look into the World of Communications and Conservation
Focusing on the importance of nature to humans, especially in times of crisis, this article provides three important take away's of Conservation from a Communications Intern.
[Nature Conservancy of Canada | Tyler Schroeder]
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Miscellany
Truth and Reconciliation Day was on September 30th!
Why do Wavelets have Sidelobes?
We're getting closer to delivering a new, more precise way to type blood, promising to bring blood transfusion therapy to new levels of precision and safety.
Shoot for the Stars! Click here to learn what it takes to become an Astronaut!
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Raymond's Brain
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News and Announcements
Updates for our members and bloggers
Welcome!!
Please join us in welcoming our newest Blog Editor, Diane Fisher! We're excited to have you as part of our team!
Volunteer positions at Science Borealis
Want to be a #SciBorVolunteer? The following positions are available:
- Blog Editor
- Environmental Sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Multimedia
- Physics & Astronomy
- Science Communications, Education & Outreach
- Earth Sciences
- Social Media Volunteers
Check the links for job descriptions or email volunteer@scienceborealis.ca
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