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  • Sarah Adams examining a spool for seaweed spore growth
    October 7, 2021
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    Nova Scotia Company Making Waves in Atlantic Canada with Acadia’s “Kelp”

    SeaChange Biochemistry Inc. is an innovative start-up in Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, that has built an exceptional extraction method of numerous high-value industrial chemicals from seaweed. This has enabled them to produce these chemicals at a significantly lower cost than their competitors.  Sabrena Mackenzie,...

  • October 28, 2020
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    Conservation of Red Oak ​ (Quercus rubra)

    As part of a global strategy to conserve plant species, the K.C. Irving Centre seeks ​to establish “ex situ” or off-site collections of native species within the Acadian Forest Region. One approach to ex situ conservation is through the collection, desiccation and storing of seeds at...

  • October 28, 2020
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    Development of new products to control spider mites using plant-derived compounds

    The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychusurticae) is a serious pest of greenhouse and field crops across Canada. Spider mites damage plants by feeding on the contents of leaf cells. Controlling spider mites is challenging because they can rapidly evolve resistance to pesticides. Some...

  • Dr. Nelson O'Driscoll
    May 12, 2020
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    Mercury Lab awarded NSERC grant for new ultra-high purity water system

    Dr. Nelson O’Driscoll’s research group was awarded an NSERC RTI grant (~$61,000) for the purchase of a new ultra-high purity water system for trace-level analyses in the Mercury Lab at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre. The requested instrumentation will provide improved...

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