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UBC-Led Team Finds Trial Drug That Significantly Blocks Early Stages of COVID-19 in Engineered Human Tissues
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Vancouver, BC, April 7, 2020--An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.The findings, published in Cell, hold promise as a treatment capable of stopping early infection of the novel coronavirus that, as of April 2, has affected more than 981,000 people and claimed the lives of 50,000 people worldwide.
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Hey Google, Are My Housemates Using My Smart Speaker?
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Vancouver, BC, February 7, 2020--Surveys show that consumers are worried that smart speakers are eavesdropping on their conversations and day-to-day lives. Now University of British Columbia researchers have found that people are also concerned about something else: friends, family and others who may have access to these devices.
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UBC Researchers Release Study: New Quantum Switch Turns Metals Into Insulators
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Vancouver, BC, February 3, 2020--In a study published in Nature Physics, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated an entirely new way to precisely control such electrical currents by leveraging the interaction between an electron's spin (which is the quantum magnetic field it inherently carries) and its orbital rotation around the nucleus.
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BC Government Provides $2.58 Million to Support Food-Processing Innovation at UBC
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Vancouver, BC, October 31, 2019--New funding from the provincial government will allow UBC's faculty of land and food systems to drive scientific innovation for B.C.'s food and beverage industry. Agriculture minister Lana Popham announced that the province will provide $2.58 million over three years for an endowment to fund the Food and Beverage Innovation Professorship.
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