Opening Reception for Art's Work/Genetic Futures, a multi-site art-science exhibit and symposium led by the NC State University libraries and the GES Center, held at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, with additional exhibits in the physical and digital display spaces of the libraries.
Dr. Alonso to discuss how high-efficiency homologous recombination in bacteria facilitates the study of gene function in plants
In conjunction with "Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology," lectures will be presented by select NC State faculty and staff: Jennifer Baltzegar, Todd Kuiken, and Fred Gould of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center; Darrell Stover from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; and Molly Renda from NC State University Libraries.
With the new public health policies put in place this week and the extension of Spring Break due to the coronavirus COVID-19, colloquium is cancelled on March 17. Moving forward, we will continue with colloquium as an online course, either via Mediasite or Zoom. We will send out more information as it become available.
Innovations in food processing, together with synthetic biology, genomics and data analytics is posed to disrupt the food protein market. The ripples could reach most areas related to food and agri-business globally.
Emerging plant diseases threaten many foods crops including those we eat for breakfast such as coffee, oranges, banana and potatoes. Plant pathogens cause global losses estimated to be as high as $33 billion per year. Jean Ristaino will discuss the latest research on P. infestans, the pathogen that caused the Irish famine and other plant diseases and their impact on global food security