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Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering

Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering

Date5/17/1985
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Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology film, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology film, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
5/22/1985
Engineering genetics: Dr. Bernard Glick separates DNA molecules at Bio Logical laboratory on York University campus in North york. But his cloning machine doesn't produce look-alikes.
Engineering genetics: Dr. Bernard Glick separates DNA molecules at Bio Logical laboratory on York University campus in North york. But his cloning machine doesn't produce look-alikes.
8/13/1981
Victor Ling is world- renowned for his work in cancer research. Last year he received both the Dr. Josef Steiner Prize in Europe and the General Motors Kettering Prize - recognized as the top international award for cancer research - at a June dinner in Washington, D.C. Ling helped discover how cancer cells resist the effects of tumor-destroying drugs by using a tiny protein. The protein ejects drugs from the cell before they have time to act. Ling spent years refining and confirming the discovery, which has sparked a search for the right decoy drug capable of fooling the protein and allowing cancer-fighting drugs to slip in for the kill.
Victor Ling is world- renowned for his work in cancer research. Last year he received both the Dr. Josef Steiner Prize in Europe and the General Motors Kettering Prize - recognized as the top international award for cancer research - at a June dinner in Washington, D.C. Ling helped discover how cancer cells resist the effects of tumor-destroying drugs by using a tiny protein. The protein ejects drugs from the cell before they have time to act. Ling spent years refining and confirming the discovery, which has sparked a search for the right decoy drug capable of fooling the protein and allowing cancer-fighting drugs to slip in for the kill.
8/2/1991
Researcher at work: Dr. Alan Bernstein, described as best cell biologist in country, works in lab at the new Mount Sinai Research Institute, the first major research centre to be founded in Canada in years. Director is Dr. Louis Siminovitch, former chief of genetics at Hospital for Sick Children.
Researcher at work: Dr. Alan Bernstein, described as best cell biologist in country, works in lab at the new Mount Sinai Research Institute, the first major research centre to be founded in Canada in years. Director is Dr. Louis Siminovitch, former chief of genetics at Hospital for Sick Children.
8/7/1985
Alun Davies, Connaught executive vice-president, stands amid lab equipment in the firm's Steeles Ave
Alun Davies, Connaught executive vice-president, stands amid lab equipment in the firm's Steeles Ave
1/18/1977
Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics Mary Kay Ash, in Toronto for opening of firm's new Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, stands in front of one of major(...)
Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics Mary Kay Ash, in Toronto for opening of firm's new Canadian headquarters in Mississauga, stands in front of one of major(...)
9/13/1978
Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
7/27/1987
Drilling for bed rock. Giant boring machine, centre, is being used to ensure firm foundation at this building site at Bay and Queen Streets across fro(...)
Drilling for bed rock. Giant boring machine, centre, is being used to ensure firm foundation at this building site at Bay and Queen Streets across fro(...)
4/27/1971
Jonas Salk: Nature applied genetic brake
Jonas Salk: Nature applied genetic brake
5/4/1976
A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
4/6/1976
A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 Grant from The Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
6/8/1975
A $139,800 Grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
A $139,800 Grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation will expand research into scoliosis, a hereditary, genetic disease that causes the spine to c(...)
6/19/1976