{"id":7871,"date":"2019-07-24T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=7871"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:47:11","slug":"biology-prof-cathy-cullingham-plans-to-use-pine-tree-genetics-to-tackle-pine-beetle-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2019\/biology-prof-cathy-cullingham-plans-to-use-pine-tree-genetics-to-tackle-pine-beetle-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Prof Cathy Cullingham plans to use pine tree genetics to tackle pine beetle problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is it about a pine tree that could make it a good defender against the devastating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcan.gc.ca\/our-natural-resources\/forests-and-forestry\/wildland-fires-insects-and-disturbances\/top-forest-insects-and-diseases-canada\/mountain-pine-beetle\/13381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mountain pine beetle<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Prof.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catherinecullingham.com\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catherine Cullingham<\/a>\u00a0would argue that it\u2019s in the genes.<\/p>\n<p>Cullingham was at the University of Alberta, researching pine-tree genetics, before joining Carleton University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Biology<\/a>\u00a0this summer.<\/p>\n<p>She fell in love with molecular biology during her undergrad at Guelph University, where she studied molecular biology and genetics, and went on to complete a PhD in watershed ecosystems at Trent University.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/its-all-in-the-genes\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7873\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-240x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-240x136.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-160x91.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680-360x204.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cullingham-1200x680.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it about a pine tree that could make it a good defender against the devastating\u00a0mountain pine beetle? 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