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October 01, 2013

Molecular Machinery

Ingrid Pickering, B.A., Ph.D.

Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science

	Using new methods to detect food adulteration When buying food products or beverages, how confident can we be that the content labels match what’s inside the container?		Searching for plague among prairie dogs Crouched in the dust beside a prairie dog burrow in southwestern Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park, I’m trying to capture fleas that may carry the bacteria that causes plague — yes, the same disease that caused the devastating “Black Death” in medieval Europe.
	New tools help battle canola disease A single-celled parasite is spreading across the Prairies, turning healthy roots into stumpy, disorganized clumps and threatening Canada’s $15-billion canola industry.		Four top researchers honoured with Distinguished Professorships The University of Saskatchewan has named four new Distinguished Professors honouring leaders in movement disorders, reading science and dyslexia, poultry nutrition and welfare, and power system engineering.