December 2003
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Global computational grid takes on smallpox threat
Biological weapons have been around for decades. For most of us, it was the stuff of entertainment - novels and movies involving Cold War secret agents. Fear of terrorists around the globe gave rise to an unprecedented sense of urgency in how we deal with the threat posed by biological weapons such as smallpox.
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Smallpox Research Grid - just the facts
There is no specific treatment post infection, and the only prevention is vaccination.
Smallpox was eradicated by 1978.
Vaccination ended in 1972 and the population is highly susceptible.
Availability of new anti-viral drugs to counter the virus would be a major defense.
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Network on track for connected users by year-end
The ORION network is on track for its target of connected users at year-end, reports Andre Quenneville, ORION's Manager of Marketing and Communications. Ryerson University and the University of Toronto are the most recent institutions to sign-up to connect to ORION, bringing the network's list of users to 34 earlier this week, heading into the New Year.
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Workshops emphasize urgency in adapting to new networking technology
A series of ORION-CA*net 4 Advanced Networking workshops, held throughout Ontario in the last few weeks, emphasized the urgency of adapting to new networking and collaborative technology in the field of advanced research and education.
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Loyalist and Bioniche partner in botanical medicine research
Belleville's Loyalist College has partnered with Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. in a multi-year research project involving the use of high-pressure carbon dioxide extraction technology to produce high quality botanical medicines.
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- Drilling complete for UOIT geothermal well field
- Mining camp to house first on-site VRL
- New head of strategic computing at U of T
- SNOLAB gets green light
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