Myles Lab

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We're a Dalhousie University research team figuring out where our food comes from and how to improve it.

Nova Scotia, Canada
cultivatingdiversity.org
Joined December 2011
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    Oct 11

    This is awesome! The courses @ucdavisextension are open to anyone and everyone!

    Musician surreptitiously took winemaking courses to take on a new job: winemaker. | Via
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    Oct 2

    Are you looking for a job in Ag. Research? is looking to hire 40 (!!!) new research scientists.

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  3. Sep 5

    Why do we distinguish between "vinifera" and "hybrid" grapes? Here's a great explanation and a look to the future from and via

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    Aug 31

    If you're afraid of flying, this might change your mind.

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    Sep 1

    Green on the outside but a pink surprise on the inside. It’s not quite ready yet but and I are looking forward to harvesting Pink Pearl apples from the orchard next week!

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  6. Aug 12

    There is a massive research project underway on rootstocks' effects on wine by . Our postdoc, , is leading the charge with some exhausting field work as featured in

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    Jul 9

    Improve the efficiency of your . Anandia offers Sex ID testing and Predictive Profiling services to help identify plants of interest and accelerate your pipelines. Contact info@anandia.ca or visit .

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    Jun 26

    An apple a day...and a helping of . Read "Five Questions" with Dr. Sean Myles , one of Canada's top apple & grape breeding experts .

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    Jun 21

    It’s official! The Cannabis Act has received Royal Assent and is now law. Cannabis will become legal in Canada on October 17, 2018.

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    Jun 14

    Associate Professor Sean Myles: ‘Avoid using sativa/indica terminology’

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    Jun 6

    Before sheep, after sheep. And at least a couple hundred dollars saved on labor for suckering.

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    Jun 6

    Did modern wheat breeding lead to more Celiac Disease?

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  13. Jun 5

    During a 10-year period, 260 million pounds of pesticide were used on wine grapes in California alone. No choice: We have to replace old grape varieties with new disease-resistant ones. Great article by via

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  14. Jun 3

    Largely in agreement with but, most importantly for biodiversity and sustainability, we should be drinking more wines with ancestry and disease resistance from outside V. vinifera

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  15. May 23

    Job alert: apple growers are seeking Horticulturalist to support the Nova apple industry. Apply here:

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  16. May 22

    Genomics reveals how grapes and human culture are so intimately intertwined: “Our results suggest that religious rules concerning alcohol consumption have had a marked impact on patterns of phenomic and genomic diversity in grapes.”

    Patterns of genomic and phenomic diversity in wine and table grapes
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  17. May 16

    Great to see research on apples being done . Will be fun to see what new cider varieties appear on shelves in the coming decades.

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  18. May 4

    Ever wonder how rose to dominance and usurped Red Delicious as king of the apples? Check out this great video from

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    May 2

    Science literacy empowers you to know when someone else is full of shit.

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  20. Apr 25

    Sharing insights from our work on cannabis, wine and cider tomorrow at noon in Davis, California. No samples offered, but please come by if you're around!

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