Bringing Genomics to Life.
Cancer

Health

In addition to cancer research, scientist at the GSC are using genomics to tackle tough questions related to human health including:
Disease

Scientists at the GSC have been involved in:
- The rapid sequencing of the SARS Coronavirus during the global outbreak in 2003, becoming the first in the world to sequence the virus
- Sequencing and genome analysis of the avian flu (H7N3)
- Tuberculosis outbreak tracking
Life

The GSC has sequenced numerous important organisms, including many iconic Canadian species as part of the CanSeq150 initiative. These include:
- Cattle
- Salmon
- Poplar and spruce trees
- Mountain pine beetle
- Amphibian sentinel species
- Wine grapes
- And many more
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