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Research laboratories on the second through fifth floors are organized according to discipline: disease ecology, blood-related disease, cellular/molecular biology and orthopedics - notably the J. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory where researchers investigate musculoskeletal diseases or disorders of race horses, companion animals, farm animals and wildlife. It's the final step in bringing all vet med classrooms to the health sciences section of campus, one of the school's...

Today, the central Alberta farmer looks out over wheat and canola that's already dry as straw and getting hammered more by the heat every day. A lot of farmers across the Prairies are saying the same thing as they scratch their ball caps and try to figure out how a crop year that began so well got so burned out. Edmonton has been 2.7 degrees warmer than usual, with half the normal amount of rainfall. Saskatoon, too, has been 2.7 degrees hotter and less than half as damp. Temperatures...

Did you know - Unrefined whole-grain foods contain fiber that can help lower your blood cholesterol - important for preventing heart disease and stroke. The outer layer of whole grains (removed in processed foods) contains antioxidants, B vitamins, protein, fiber, minerals and healthy fats. In fact, the heart-check mark is the first third-party symbol that requires a whole-grain product to be at least 51 percent whole grain by weight and meet minimum daily dietary fiber content criteria,...

He developed disease-resistant wheat that would yield two to three times more grain than the older varieties. From Mexico, to India, Pakistan, China, the Middle East, South America and Africa, he collaborated with scientists to help increase crop productivity, then worked with local farmers to improve farm practices, helping them to triple, or sometimes even quadruple, their former crop yields. From Mexico, to India, Pakistan, China, the Middle East, South America and Africa, he...