Direct a change at one site.
Point to the little man in your head.
Get your blood sugar running.
These are a few Canadian scientific discoveries. Who, who and who are these famous Canuks?
Some Canadian Science Links:
Science Canada
David Suzuki Foundation
Discovery.ca
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The first is Michael Smith.
The second one is the venerable Dr. Penfield. The man who has a street named after him on which I walk everyday...
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James Shapiro & Jonathan Lakey, University of ALberta: The "Edmonton Protocol" Islet transplant procedure for Type 1 Diabetes.
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/islets/trans/edmonton.htm
One with potential:
Ted Sargent, University of Toronto. Developed a nanoparticle-based material that is sensitive to infrared light, paving the waty for more efficient, flexible, and cheaper solar energy collectors.
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