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Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering

Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering

Date5/17/1985
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  • Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology firm, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology film, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
Fooling mother nature: Robert Garvin, vice-president and research chief of Cangene, a Mississauga biotechnology film, stands before a DNA synthesizer machine being used to help delve into the mysterious world of genetic engineering
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/22/1985
Engineering genetics: Dr. Bernard Glick separates DNA molecules at Bio Logical laboratory on York University campus in North york. But his cloning machine doesn't produce look-alikes.
Engineering genetics: Dr. Bernard Glick separates DNA molecules at Bio Logical laboratory on York University campus in North york. But his cloning machine doesn't produce look-alikes.
Slaughter, Mike
8/13/1981
Researcher at work: Dr. Alan Bernstein, described as best cell biologist in country, works in lab at the new Mount Sinai Research Institute, the first major research centre to be founded in Canada in years. Director is Dr. Louis Siminovitch, former chief of genetics at Hospital for Sick Children.
Researcher at work: Dr. Alan Bernstein, described as best cell biologist in country, works in lab at the new Mount Sinai Research Institute, the first major research centre to be founded in Canada in years. Director is Dr. Louis Siminovitch, former chief of genetics at Hospital for Sick Children.
Combs, Erin
8/7/1985
Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
Factory skilled: Peter Delve, who owns Future Industries in Scarborough, programs a high-tech machine that will keep his plant operating all night while he goes home to relax.
Bennett, Julie
7/27/1987
Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
Beaty, Keith
8/1/1982
Generating Images: Arthur Bell, vice-president (left), and Stephen Bingham, president of Alias Research Inc., say their system is used to design everything from watches to salad dressing jars.
Generating Images: Arthur Bell, vice-president (left), and Stephen Bingham, president of Alias Research Inc., say their system is used to design everything from watches to salad dressing jars.
Russell
6/30/1988
Storm of protest: Alex Chisholm, head at atmospheric research at Environment Canada, says he was surprised by residents' opposition to a new weather station going up in king. He stands in front of a radar tower in Vaughan.
Storm of protest: Alex Chisholm, head at atmospheric research at Environment Canada, says he was surprised by residents' opposition to a new weather station going up in king. He stands in front of a radar tower in Vaughan.
Dexter, Brian
8/31/1983
James Rae - Cangene's President
James Rae - Cangene's President
Eglinton, Rick
10/5/1995
Offending plant: John Shepherd, vice-president of Nacan Products, stands in front of company factory on Wallace Ave
Offending plant: John Shepherd, vice-president of Nacan Products, stands in front of company factory on Wallace Ave
Stuparyk, Michael
4/28/1982
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
To the rescue: Canadiana president Christopher Milton stands with flags of Anguilla, front, Cook islands, left, and Turks and Calcos islands his firm made
Loek, Dick
1/19/1993
White house: Home builder Gord Mason stands in front of the 140-year-old Georgian mansion in Etobicoke that has served as his firm's headquarters for 15 years
White house: Home builder Gord Mason stands in front of the 140-year-old Georgian mansion in Etobicoke that has served as his firm's headquarters for 15 years
Brennan, Pat
4/23/1992
Research breakthrough: Dr. Michael Glynn holds a dead water moccasin, a pit viper closely related to the snake whose venom was used to help save a man's life during a heart operation. Doctors Sally Teasdale and Vytas Zulys, also part of the hospital team,
Research breakthrough: Dr. Michael Glynn holds a dead water moccasin, a pit viper closely related to the snake whose venom was used to help save a man's life during a heart operation. Doctors Sally Teasdale and Vytas Zulys, also part of the hospital team,
Mahler, John
3/17/1988