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Researchers Develop Models To Study Polyelectrolytes
Friday, 22 August 2014, 9:42 am | North Carolina State University
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a novel and versatile modeling strategy to simulate polyelectrolyte systems. The model has applications for creating new materials as well as for studying polyelectrolytes, including DNA ... More >>
Genetic Control Mechanism for Major Livestock Pest
Friday, 20 June 2014, 10:39 am | North Carolina State University
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique to control populations of the Australian sheep blowfly – a major livestock pest in Australia and New Zealand – by making female flies dependent upon a common antibiotic to ... More >>
Software Uses Cyborg Swarm To Map Unknown Environs
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:35 pm | North Carolina State University
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments – such as collapsed buildings – based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or “biobots.” More >>
Irish Potato Famine-Causing Pathogen Even More Virulent Now
Friday, 19 July 2013, 3:20 pm | North Carolina State University
The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s lives on today with a different genetic blueprint and an even larger arsenal of weaponry to harm and kill plants. More >>