biology
Research Associates Some Pesticides With Respiratory Wheeze in Farmers
New research connects several pesticides commonly used by farmers with both allergic and non-allergic wheeze, which can be a sensitive marker for early airway problems.
Expanding Outreach to Support Bees and Other Pollinators
A lot of people want to know what they can do to help bees – and a new initiative at NC State is aimed at helping to meet that demand.
Personality Changes Can Affect Fish Body Shape, Locomotion
NC State study shows that personality can be linked to other seemingly unrelated traits.
Database Helps Researchers Connect Exposures to Health Effects, Compare Diseases for Treatment
Database gives researchers new strategies for connecting environmental exposures to human health effects.
Call of the Wild
Private support at NC State has enabled Sam Freeze to turn his love for wildlife into a career as a conservationist and bat biologist.
Study Argues ‘Winner-Winner’ Behavior May Shape Animal Hierarchies
Researchers have developed a behavioral model that explains the complexity and diversity of social hierarchies in ants, and which scientists believe may help us understand the nature of other animal societies – from primates to dolphins.
What Do We Really Know About Dino DNA?
Paleontologist Mary Schweitzer explains what we really know about dinosaur DNA.
Modified Maggots Could Help Human Wound Healing
NC State entomologists genetically modify maggots to aid human wound healing.
Pregnant T. Rex Could Aid in Dino Sex-Typing
Pregnant T. rex could help paleontologists figure out gender of other meat-eating dinos
Fishing for Insights on Human Health
The spotted gar's ancient genome may hold insights for modern human health