Hero Turns Wine to Water
How do you go from pouring cosmos to providing clean water for people in impoverished countries? Ask Doc Hendley ('04), who has been named a CNN Hero for tapping into his bartending experience "to save thousands of lives on the other side of the world."
10.26.2009
Study Shows How Nanotubes Affect Lining of Lungs
Tiny carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory or other health problems. Now a collaborative study from North Carolina State University, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [...]
10.21.2009
Alcohol Tolerance Switch Found in Fruit Flies
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic “switch” in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.
This metabolic switch also has implications for the deadly liver disease cirrhosis in humans. A counterpart human gene contributes to a shift from metabolizing alcohol to the formation of fat [...]
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- 11.04.2009 NC State Welcomes Home Hero Alumnus
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- 11.03.2009 Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting
- 11.03.2009 NC State Research Shows Way To Block Stealthy Malware Attacks
- 11.02.2009 NC State Research to Determine Where Nanomaterials Go in the Body
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- 11.13.2009 NC State University America Recycles Day
- 11.16.2009 International Education Week
- 11.20.2009 Ladies in Red
- 12.05.2009 Grains of Time
- 12.08.2009 Innovation Showcase and Awards Ceremony
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