{"id":2445,"date":"2025-10-17T13:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/?p=2445"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:51:36","slug":"mrna-nanomedicine-in-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/sciencecoop\/mrna-nanomedicine-in-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"mRNA and Nanomedicine Innovation in BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;72deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#1bb3eb 0%|#25efcb 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#1bb3eb&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#25efcb&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|0px|110px|0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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