
Canada imports U.S. ticks for Lyme disease research – but that’s about to change
Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease
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Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease

Dr. Heather Ross is bringing big-city medicine to remote northern communities

Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease

Dr. Heather Ross is bringing big-city medicine to remote northern communities

Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of disease

Dr. Heather Ross is bringing big-city medicine to remote northern communities