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Biologists find world’s first organism with non-photosynthesizing chlorophyll

UPI  cited UBC researchers who discovered the world’s first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not perform photosynthesis. The study was conducted by Waldan Kwong, a UBC postdoctoral research fellow […]

Apr 8, 2019

Corallicolids are found in 70 percent of corals around the world. Credit: Patrick Keeling Lab/UBC

Scientists discover first organism with chlorophyll genes that doesn’t photosynthesize

For the first time scientists have found an organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in photosynthesis.

Apr 3, 2019

What’s the smartest plant?

Gizmodo spoke to Patrick Keeling, a professor of botany at UBC, in an article about whether plants are smart. Keeling named two algae: one hunts prey, and the other knows […]

Nov 27, 2018

Researchers capture first glimpse of important, abundant ocean microbe

Researchers capture first glimpse of important, abundant ocean microbe

A rare microbe that was once thought to be insignificant has turned out to be one of the most abundant single-celled hunters in the ocean, and a team of researchers led by UBC have captured the first glimpse of these elusive predators.

Nov 22, 2016

Single-celled predator evolves tiny, human-like ‘eye’

Single-celled predator evolves tiny, human-like ‘eye’

A single-celled marine plankton evolved a miniature version of a multi-cellular eye, possibly to help see its prey better, according to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published today in Nature.

Jul 1, 2015

Eye of the beholder

Eye of the beholder

Using chisels, blowtorches and cameras, three UBC researchers turn their passion for science into objets d’art.

Aug 5, 2014 - by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Lethal parasite evolved from pond scum

Lethal parasite evolved from pond scum

A genomic investigation by UBC researchers has revealed that a lethal parasite infecting a wide range of insects actually originated from pond scum, but has completely shed its green past on its evolutionary journey.

May 8, 2014

Left: An oyster covered in green lesions caused by Denman Island disease. Right: A close-up look at the Mikrocytos mackini parasite. (UBC/Department of Fisheries and Oceans)

Captured: Mysterious oyster killers

UBC researchers have apprehended tiny, elusive parasites that have plagued oysters from B.C. to California.

Jul 25, 2013

UBC faculty elected Royal Society of Canada Fellows

Seven University of British Columbia professors have been elected Fellows by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and were honoured at a ceremony yesterday at the University. The 2011 fellowships were awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the sciences, social sciences and the arts and humanities.

Nov 5, 2011

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