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Follow Science Advisor Renée-Claude Goulet for a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s plant gene bank, where our agricultural biodiversity is collected and preserved.

For the January edition, we provide context around the latest developments in aquaculture, Chang’e-5’s samples from the Moon, and how artificial intelligence is helping scientists to understand the behavior of proteins in the bodies of all living things.

Happy New Year, my reading friend. I must admit that I had some difficulty in choosing the topic for this week. If I may recycle a quote from Princess Irulan, a minor character from Dune, a rather disappointing science fiction film from 1984, a beginning is a very delicate time. So, let us be original – and sober. Yours truly indeed wishes to start the year 2021 with an article on… spruce beer – a classic in the culinary toolbox of Québec. Before going any further, let me clarify that this is

For the November edition, we tackle the topics of pickles, Solar Cycle 25, and pigs as promising organ donors for humans.

For the October edition, they discuss how technology is helping with fertilizer pollution, your chance to see Mars, and how the wandering albatross is helping to prevent illegal fishing.

For the August edition, we tackle solutions for making cows more environmentally friendly, searching for near Earth asteroids, and how resilient life forms on Earth opens up the possibility of life on Mars.

Baking with your kids is a great educational activity to do at home! The process of baking enables kids to practice math and reading, and explore new flavours — all while learning a useful skill.

Conservators Erin Secord and Jessica Lafrance-Hwang noticed a lively exchange of vintage recipes on social media and suggested we share some from Ingenium’s trade literature collection.