Fossilized bones found in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, are likely those of the earliest known South American penguin, which probably lived 20 million years earlier than scientists had supposed. The new find doubles the known fossil record of penguins in South America.
An analysis of the N.C. State Highway Patrol "“ combining demographic analyses; records of traffic stops; citations; accidents and vehicle searches; highway observations; citizen surveys; and focus groups "“ finds no conclusive evidence of institutional or systemic racial profiling.
Research has shown that, under proper conditions, an enzyme can fully degrade the prion "“ or protein particle "“ believed to be responsible for mad cow disease and other related animal and human diseases.
In an innovative study, researchers have designed a way to control the movement of microscopic droplets of liquid freely floating across centimeter-sized chips packed with electrodes. The discovery allows the performance of new types of chemical experiments on the microscale.
The birth of the first cloned animals in North Carolina may soon lead to advances in animal and human health, particularly the prevention of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).
Until now, researchers were skeptical that such molecular devices could survive the rigors of real-world manufacturing and use, which involve high temperatures and up to one trillion operational cycles. But scientists have demonstrated that molecular memories are indeed both durable and practical.
A scientist and his multidisciplinary team are working to build, molecule by molecule, a nanoscale transistor.
Professor of sociology and food science can discuss the implications of the FDA policy on allowing food from cloned animals to be sold to consumers.
A training and document design researcher says the 2003 California recall election invites comparisons to a previously controversial Palm Beach County, Fla., presidential election ballot debate dating back to 2000.
Geneticists have found that changes to genes regulating olfactory behavior in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a popular insect model for genetics, have far greater implications than previously appreciated.
CAMCORE has worked with 38 different forest species, and collected seed in nearly 400 locations. Now this far-sighted forest conservation effort is paying off at home, as researchers work to save the Carolina hemlock from the woody adelgid.
A geneticist has helped create a powerful new tool to assist plant researchers in their studies of individual gene functions in the so-called lab rat of plant research "“ Arabidopsis thaliana, or mustard weed.
Three natural variants in the gene for DOPA decarboxylase, an enzyme required for the production of dopamine and serotonin, together accounted for 15 percent of the genetic contribution to variation in life span among strains of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
The ability to make atomic-level changes in the functional components of semiconductor switches, demonstrated by a team of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, North Carolina State University and University of Tennessee physicists, could lead to huge changes in the semiconductor industry.
Clustering apparently allows resistance genes to recombine in order to face the ever-evolving attacks of pathogens, says North Carolina State University's professor of plant pathology, co-author of a new research paper that describes the sequencing of the rice genome's chromosome 10.
Dr. Thomas Parker, professor of history at North Carolina State University, can speak with reporters about the history of Aqaba, Jordan, and the significance of the city hosting Wednesday's Middle East peace summit.
Drs. Robert Schrag, Robert Entman and Sarah Stein of North Carolina State University's Department of Communication are available to discuss media ownership issues and the ramifications of the pending FCC vote.
The two major kinds of plants -- woody and herbaceous -- are genetically far more similar than previously believed, according to genetic analysis conducted by forestry researchers at North Carolina State University.
Forget everything you"šve heard about forgetfulness. Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that age-related declines in memory and cognitive functioning may not be as pronounced as once believed.
New research at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine indicates that cloned pigs can have the same degree of variability in physical appearance and behavior as normally bred animals.
Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, working to change that, have developed a unique recycling process for some of the most common kinds of polymers.
By genetically modifying aspen trees, Dr. Vincent L. Chiang, professor of forest biotechnology, and his colleagues have reduced the trees' lignin content by 45 to 50 percent -- and accomplished the first successful dual-gene alteration in forestry science.
Media looking for commentary on the impending war in Iraq can contact the following North Carolina State University experts.
The research of an assistant professor of poultry science a professor of poultry science, resulted in successfully transferring a gene into a chicken and establishing a line of chickens carrying that specific marker gene.
To coincide with Black History Month, a new book edited by an NC State historian chronicles the experiences of African-American soldiers during the Civil War.
Students hate them. Instructors hate grading them. And increasingly, instead of being seen as tools for investigating scientific concepts and learning how to do science, lab reports have become little more than fill-in-the-blank busywork.
In a newly released study, social scientists have discovered that one of the most persistently poor regions in the nation -- a 242-county area stretching from Virginia to Mississippi -- has been left out of comprehensive plans that would make things better.
In a finding that could have broad implications for farmers' ability to stop pests from decimating cotton crops, scientists from North Carolina State University and agricultural research stations in the Cotton Belt have developed a new technique to determine where the larvae of certain agricultural pests develop.
In a groundbreaking study, a North Carolina State University microbiologist has discovered that the bacteria associated with almost all human ulcers - one that is also correlated with the development of certain types of gastric cancer in humans - uses hydrogen as an energy source.
If researchers could find the genetic location of the enzyme that removes nicotine's methyl group, tobacco with little or no nornicotine would be possible.
Dr. S. Thomas Parker, professor of history at North Carolina State University, has worked for years to uncover the secrets behind a mud-brick building discovered in Aqaba, Jordan. Artifacts unearthed this summer, including what Parker believes is an offering table, add further credence to the claim that the building was indeed a church.
A study by two North Carolina State University geneticists traces the origin and evolution of a genetic mutation that long ago led to the creation of a type of rice known as glutinous, or "sticky," rice.
A team of experts has refuted previous findings published last summer stating that Pfiesteria is not toxic to fish or humans. When they cultured the same strain of P. shumwayae studied by the dissenting scientists, it produced a toxin that killed fish within minutes.
A chemist at North Carolina State University has made breakthrough discoveries that advance basic understandings of the nature of liquids and glasses at the atomic and molecular levels. These discoveries could lead to the development of totally new materials with useful optical and electronic properties - as well as applications not yet foreseen.
A new species of climbing milkweed has been named by Alexander Krings, curator of the North Carolina State University Herbarium. The species - Gonolobus tenuisepalus Krings - was first collected in the tropical rainforests of southern Costa Rica.
In the first look at the molecular diversity of the starch pathway in maize, research at North Carolina State University has found that - in contrast to the high amount of diversity in many of the maize genes previously studied - there is a general dearth of diversity in this particular pathway.
The findings suggest that corridors helped increase animal movement rates between patches in the study area. Further, plant pollination and seed dispersal rates, which are other important characteristics of healthy ecosystems, were also larger between patches connected by corridors than isolated patches of habitat.
Adolescent boys are not the only ones playing computer games. In fact, says an assistant professor of communication at North Carolina State University, recent trends show increasing numbers of girls and women are enjoying games on their computers as well.
Why would an uneven coating of gold on a silica surface excite any interest, much less earn cover-story honors in a respected scientific journal? This uneven coating - nanoparticles of gold in a layer that changes from very dense to very sparse across a surface of selected molecules - will allow improvements in a wide range of processes and devices.
The genome of one of the world's worst plant blights - rice blast disease, which each year destroys enough rice to feed 60 million people worldwide - has been sequenced.
With $10M in principal funding from the National Science Foundation, Research Triangle Park has become home to a unique new research center specially designed to confront some of humanity's most difficult scientific challenges through application of statistical and mathematical reasoning.
A substance produced by tomatoes repels mosquitoes and other insects more effectively and is safer than DEET, the chemical most commonly used in insect repellents, a North Carolina State University scientist has discovered.
The Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Raspberry will deliver the North Carolina State University commencement address on Saturday, May 18, at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh. He will also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from NC State.
Polymer membranes that "simultaneously and surprisingly" improve permeability while favoring bigger molecules over smaller ones have been developed by a team of researchers that includes an associate professor of chemical engineering at North Carolina State University.
The professor and director of North Carolina State University's Center for Integrated Fungal Research, is one of the co-authors of a research paper that describes the sequencing of the rice genome. His work provided the framework for the genome's sequencing and assembly.
A team of geneticists, including two from North Carolina State University, published a paper that - by comparing amino acid replacements in mustard weed with those in fruit flies - helps verify, at the molecular level, the evolutionary hypothesis that inbreeding is detrimental.
A new book by two North Carolina State University linguists challenges a half-century of sociolinguistic theory and takes a fresh look at the history of the controversial and highly visible ethnic English dialect Ebonics, also known as African-American Vernacular English.
A North Carolina State University graduate student has discovered that a dinosaur egg unearthed more than 30 years ago in Alabama contains well-preserved and incredibly detailed remains of a nearly hatched dinosaur embryo.
Big books of mug shots at the police station have made an important contribution to crime fighting for years. Now police officers may be able to access this essential crime-solving tool much more efficiently.
This summer, a team of meteorologists predicted that the current resurgence in North Atlantic hurricane activity will continue for at least the next 10 to 40 years. That's only a small part of a complex tropical storm picture, NC State researchers say.
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