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Program ID: Innovation Anthology #352
Program Date: 11/11/2010
Program Category: Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Oil Sands, Water, Women in Science

Microbes Offer New Hope for Tailings

PROGRAM #352 INTERVIEW WITH TARA PENNER

MP3: 7.5 MB
Time: 8:15 Minutes

Tara Penner is a microbiologist and environmental researcher at Syncrude Canada Ltd.. She is investigating oil eating microbes found in tailings ponds.

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More than half of Canada’s aboriginal population lives in urban centres. University of Lethbridge health researcher Dr. Cheryl Currie's recent study of urban aboriginal health indicates those who participate in traditional activities despite living in the city are less likely to have trouble with drug abuse. (Alberta Innovates Health Solutions)

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