UBC Engineering student only Canadian to win Live EDGE Scholarship
Vancouver, Canada—October 13, 2009—Shaun Lee, third-year Engineering Physics (Electrical Option) student was awarded the Live EDGE Scholarship valued at $2,500 by element14. Lee was the sole Canadian recipient among twelve award winners. From the Element14 website, Lee says, “With my electrical degree, I hope to contribute to the development of a new generation of energy […]
UBC scientists find new way to extract diluted and contaminated DNA
Vancouver, Canada—August 11, 2009—University of British Columbia researchers have developed a new way to extract DNA and RNA from small or heavily contaminated samples that could help forensic investigators and molecular biologists get to “the truth.” “By exploiting the physical traits of DNA – electric charge, length and flexibility – we’ve been able to extract […]