A novel proposed strategy combines the traditional planting of non-insecticidal refuge with releasing GM insects that are Bt-susceptible and have a repressible, female-specific lethal gene.
North Carolina is one of the most physio-geographically diverse states in the southern U.S, resulting in the majority of the state’s crop production the eastern Coastal Plains. We analyze the dynamics of cropland use intensity here, and are developing tools to improve the precision of environmental assessments of crop production in NC.
Dengue is estimated to infect 390 million individuals a year worldwide, with around 3.9 billion people at risk of infection. Currently, there are no licensed vaccinations or therapeutic treatments for the disease and control of the vector species through conventional methods has proven inefficient and costly. One possible novel vector control technique to prevent outbreaks relies on infection with the bacterium, Wolbachia.
Join us for a discussion of Margaret Atwood's Oryx & Crake in preparation for Ms. Atwood's talks at NC State on November 15.
Cami Ryan joins us from Bayer CropScience and explores the challenges of food, technology, and societies through the lens of a “boundary spanning” personal narrative: a social scientist working in the ag industry.
Join us for a follow-up discussion to Margaret Atwood's visit to NC State.
Artist Emilia Tikka will talk about her interdisciplinary practice combining storytelling methods, feminist technoscience and speculative design, following with an introduction to her work Eudaimonia.
Grow More Foundation is an NGO comprised of internationally-recognized scientists enabling science to solve global agricultural problems by bridging developed world resources with developing world orphan crop staples.
This presentation will explore public attitudes about the Enviro-Pig, a new use of genetic engineering to reduce phosphorus content in hog waste streams
For lunch, we will be holding a tasting of two widely publicized 'plant-based meat' products, the Beyond Burger (courtesy of Hardee's) and the Impossible Burger (courtesy of Burger King). How is this related to Genetic Engineering & Society? Come to the Colloquium to find out.
Discussion with students reflecting on Professor Godfray's 1/13 keynote address. No livestreaming.
The effort researchers waste in writing proposals may approach the total scientific value of the research that the funding supports. Could lost efficiencies be restored either by partial lotteries, or by funding researchers based on past scientific success?
