Non-profit organization investing over $1B in #genomics research. A source for educational workshops & resources for community members, teachers & students.

Vancouver, BC
Joined June 2010
⭐ It’s Leave a Review Day! ⭐ If you’ve listened to Nice Genes! and enjoyed an episode, today’s a great day to show us some love. 💚 🎧 Listen to Nice Genes!: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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Kaylee shares her biggest takeaway from Episode 4. 👀 AI is changing science fast. But what happens when it starts helping us edit our DNA? 🎧 Listen now and join the conversation! link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8… #NiceGenes #Genomics #ArtificialIntelligence #GeneEditing #CRISPR
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🧬🤖 GENomics-AI: Are We Moving Too Fast? Kaylee chats with geneticist Dr. Le Cong and bioethicist Dr. Mohammed Hosseini about AI-powered gene editing, rare diseases and the ethical questions we can’t ignore. 🎧 Listen now: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8… #NiceGenes
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It’s great to see Dr. Lara Boyd, our feature guest from last year’s live episode of “Nice Genes” featured on the @melrobbins podcast! Lara is a neuroscientist who shares fascinating insights into music and its incredible effects on our brains. 🎧 Give the episode a listen: genomebc.ca/newpodcast/the-m… #Neuroscience #BrainHealth #MusicAndBrain #PodcastEpisode #MelRobbins
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🧬 In this clip, Dr. Stuart Turvey explains how prime editing helped treat a genetic disease by essentially correcting a spelling mistake in someone’s DNA. Watch this amazing clip and we dare you not to shed a tear. 🥹 Listen to the full episode 🎧 ow.ly/JLJY50ZW7mx
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🦣 Just a few weeks to go! Can we really bring back the mammoth? And what does the science actually say? 🎟️ Registration is required in advance. Reserve your spot today! 📅 Monday, November 2, 2026 🕓 4:00–4:30 PM | Registration 🎤 Keynote to follow Get your tickets now events.genomebc.ca/drdk2026?… #DRDK2026
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🧬 In this clip, Kaylee asks Dr. Quinn how prime editing could change the outlook for people who inherit retinal diseases. Listen to the full episode of It’s Prime Time: Can New Gene Editing Technologies Rewrite the Future of Health? 🎧 ow.ly/puIH50ZW7h0
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🎗️ Breast Cancer Awareness Day is a reminder of the importance of early detection, research and understanding our individual risk. 🧬 Learn how Genome BC is supporting research in this area: genomebc.ca/blog/understandi… #BreastCancerAwareness #HereditaryCancer #Genomics #PersonalizedMedicine
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Genomics can help transform rare disease diagnosis, but we need the people and systems to turn insights into action. Genome BC’s Erin DeBruin contributed to a new publication on what Canada needs to improve rare disease diagnosis. Read why investing in people matters, too: ow.ly/L1zX50ZW6Oq
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🚀 Space Week throwback! Last year, e welcomed Dr. Christopher Mason, geneticist and computational biologist. And now, it’s time to look to our next big question. 🌎✨ 🦣 Can we really bring back the mammoth? 📅 November 2, 2026 📍 Vancouver 👉 Register events.genomebc.ca/drdk2026?… #DRDK2026
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🧬What surprised Dr. Kaylee Byers most while making the latest episode of Nice Genes!? In this clip, Kaylee shares what she learned from exploring rare diseases, prime editing and the latest research into inherited vision loss. 🎧 Listen: link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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🧬 Could prime editing change what’s possible for people with rare genetic diseases? On the latest episode of Nice Genes!, Kaylee Byers explores Ty Sperle’s story, the science behind his treatment and how researchers are exploring prime editing for inherited vision loss. link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8…
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Cancer research needs reliable tools to understand disease, test new approaches and make sure they work as intended. Three new Genome BC-funded projects are helping build that foundation, from cancer-fighting immune cells to molecular switches and research antibody validation. Read more: ow.ly/aHhk50ZTMw5
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In this clip, Kaylee asks urologist Dr. Premal Patel about some of the common misconceptions surrounding vasectomies. Listen to the full episode here: 🎧link.cohostpodcasting.com/b8… #NiceGenes #MaleBirthControl #ReproductiveHealth
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On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on the ongoing impacts of residential schools and honour Survivors, their families and communities. Today, and every day, we encourage reflection, learning and meaningful action toward reconciliation. 🧡 #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay
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🐟🧬Proud to support a new multi-year project helping five First Nations build salmon genomics capacity for fisheries management and conservation. @TheTyee takes a closer look at the project and its work exploring portable Nanopore sequencing, local capacity and data sovereignty. Read more: ow.ly/swkY50ZSSRK
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Registration is now open for the 2nd International Symposium on Advancing Equity in Genetics and Genomics in Canada (AEG2C). 📍 Montréal or online 📅 October 19–20, 2026 🗓️ In-person registration closes October 2 💻 Online registration closes October 16 Register: event.fourwaves.com/aeg2c202…
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In this clip, Kaylee explores the “cost-benefit ratio” of contraception and how the risks associated with pregnancy have shaped who takes on the responsibility of preventing it. But as new forms of male contraception are developed, could that balance start to change? 🎧 ow.ly/GOkj50ZPmVc
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Please join us in welcoming Tim Murphy as Genome BC’s new VP, Corporate Development 🎉 With 30+ years of healthcare leadership experience, Tim brings expertise in health research, innovation and system transformation. Learn more about Tim and his experience here: ow.ly/y5XM50ZR63M
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Shoot Your Shot: Is Male Birth Control Finally Here? 🎯 For 25 years, we've been hearing male birth control is just a few years away. So... what's taking so long? Dr. Kaylee Byers explores the history, science and promising new options in the latest Nice Genes. 🎧 ow.ly/Y1xa50ZPlnv
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