FDA approves genetically modified mosquitoes for release in Florida
The FDA gave it’s support for a biotech company, Oxitech, to release thousands of male Aedes Aegypti in the Florida Keys in an effort to stop the spread of the many diseases the species carries,...Continue reading "FDA approves genetically modified mosquitoes for release in Florida"
GES faculty featured in Bay Nature Magazine
An article in the July-September issue of Bay Nature Magazine, ‘Re-Coding for Conservation,’ covers a range of topics, including CRISPR and GM chestnuts. It also includes quotes by John Godwin and questions on island rodents...Continue reading "GES faculty featured in Bay Nature Magazine"
The Fly Whisperer
Pioneering geneticist Trudy Mackay’s work with fruit flies is influencing scientists around the world and leading to important discoveries....
Keeping Up With the Fast-Moving Science of Gene Drives
NC State’s Jason Delborne, an expert in science and technology policy and public engagement, answers questions about the emerging science of gene drives. Delborne helped develop a National Academies report on gene drives and unveil it in Washington, D.C....Continue reading "Keeping Up With the Fast-Moving Science of Gene Drives"
Resistance Remedies
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers John Cavanagh and Rodolphe Barrangou are among the NC State scientists working on different approaches to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria....
Personality Changes Can Affect Fish Body Shape, Locomotion
A new NC State study shows that personality can be linked to other seemingly unrelated traits in animals like fish....Continue reading "Personality Changes Can Affect Fish Body Shape, Locomotion"
Gould discusses genetically engineered crops
As the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine release the report “Genetically Engineered Crops: Experience and Prospects,” the chair of the authoring committee says that NC State University can become a model for conducting advanced, trusted research in GE crop development....Continue reading "Gould discusses genetically engineered crops"
Assessing the Positive and Negative Claims About Genetically Engineered Crops
Genetically engineered crops stir strong feelings from both critics and supporters. We talk to the researcher who chaired the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee that just released a report, “Genetically Engineered Crops: Experience and Prospects,” which examines the evidence behind positive and negative claims about GE crops, and the research challenges that lie ahead....Continue reading "Assessing the Positive and Negative Claims About Genetically Engineered Crops"
Honoring Outstanding Faculty
NC State recognized 33 outstanding faculty members at the 2016 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 3. The annual event honors faculty who have won prestigious state, national and international awards and accolades throughout the academic year....
Spellings Wowed by NC State Visit
New UNC President Margaret Spellings spent Wednesday touring NC State’s campus with Chancellor Randy Woodson. While here, she met with students, faculty, staff and industry leaders with ties to Centennial Campus....
New Tools Allow Rapid ID of CRISPR-Cas System PAMs
CRISPR-Cas systems are widely heralded as a new generation of genetic tools. But development of these tools requires researchers to identify the protospacer-adjacent motifs (PAMs) that unlock each system’s functionality. A new set of techniques expedites PAM identification — and early testing finds that many CRISPR-Cas systems actually have multiple PAMs of varying strength....Continue reading "New Tools Allow Rapid ID of CRISPR-Cas System PAMs"
NC State’s Barrangou Wins Canada Gairdner Award
Rodolphe Barrangou wins prestigious Gairdner Award for pioneering the gene-editing system known as CRISPR....Continue reading "NC State’s Barrangou Wins Canada Gairdner Award"
Barrangou Wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
Rodolphe Barrangou shares prestigious award for his pioneering work on the revolutionary gene-editing system known as CRISPR....Continue reading "Barrangou Wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize"
Mackay Wins Prestigious Wolf Prize
Trudy Mackay receives one of the world’s most prestigious awards for academic achievement, a Wolf Prize....