Strand C: Evolution, Change and Diversity

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Li Tan (he/him)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
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Li Tan (Video)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
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Zoe Ehlert closely examining a plan that has yellow flowers

Zoë Ehlert (Video)

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
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Zoë Ehlert

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
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Cornfield in Ontario

Let's Talk Food Resources

Backgrounders

Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

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Winston Campeau

Career Profiles

Researcher - Evolutionary Processes

I use computer simulations and math to research how animals' behavior changes when their environment changes.
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Tomatoes of different shapes, sizes and colours

Tomato Taxonomy

Backgrounders

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

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Jed Christianson

Jed Christianson

Canola Seed Development Specialist

Jed works with a global team to develop new varieties of canola for farmers to grow as their crop.
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Yellow fever virus

Where Did Viruses Come From?

STEM Explained

Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.

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Bob Hanner

Bob Hanner

Professor

Bob Hanner is a Professor for the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario & Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph.
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Madiha Khan

Patent Examiner

Madiha Khan is a Patent Examiner at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
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Kara Layton

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kara Layton is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Dragonfly

What is an Insect?

Interactives

The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.

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fossil plants and animals

Why Scientists Believe in Evolution

STEM Explained

Scientists have accumulated so much evidence in the theory of evolution that it is one of the most widely-accepted theories in science.

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Arctic pack ice

Why Don't Fish Freeze in Cold Arctic Waters?

STEM Explained

Ever wonder how fish survive in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic? It’s partly because of a brilliant evolutionary adaptation.

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