Atlantic Aqua Farms, North America’s largest blue mussel grower, will co-lead a $3.4 million research project to develop Canada’s first-ever genomics-based breeding programme for triploid blue mussels.
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Donald said Genome Atlantic is looking to select and replicate various ideal tree genes, but not tweak them to create something new, which would be genetic modification.
The process begins with measuring different trees and seeds in various locations, Donald said, and then looking at their genomes for favourable properties they want to select out for an improved next generation.
That way, models can be built to help predict how a new tree will perform, Donald said.
The group is looking for all sorts of target traits, such as faster growth, more resiliency to pests, or the temperature extremes that are expected in a changing climate.
The Verschuren Centre is on the Cape Breton University campus.(George Mortimer/CBC) comments
Cape Breton University s Verschuren Centre is receiving $672,000 in provincial funding in support of its bio-technology acceleration centre.
The money is coming from the Forestry Innovation Transition Trust created after Northern Pulp closed.
Beth Mason, the centre s president, said the goal is to grow alongside manufacturers and that could create jobs in Cape Breton.
The accelerator can turn forestry biomass like wood chips into products that are currently being produced by petrochemical materials.
Beth Mason is president of the Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University.(Tom Ayers/CBC)