U0niversity of Toronto study demonstrates impact of adversity on early life development

Dr. Marla Sokolowski
Dr. Marla Sokolowski

Study part of growing body of knowledge surrounding gene-environment interplay

TORONTO, ON – It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in early life that influences human development, according to a series of studies recently published in a special edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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Fruit fly’s ‘sweet tooth’ short-lived: UBC research

Dr. Michael Gordon
Dr. Michael Gordon

The humble fruit fly may have something to teach us about forgoing empty calories for more nutritional ones – especially when we’re hungry.

While the flies initially prefer food with a sweet flavour, they quickly learn to opt for less sweet food sources that offer more calories and nutritional value, according to new research by University of British Columbia zoologists.

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