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How Long Should DNA Strands Be?
Do these simulated DNA strands seem about the right length to you? This is not a purely abstract question (pun intended). Complementary strands of DNA are drawn to one another like magnets and iron...
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Sci/Med Writers: Are We Part Of The Problem?
Are we inadvertently muddling the public's understanding of research? Research is an incremental process, and there are precious few “Eureka!” moments when an idea springs forth fully formed,...
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Dispatches From The North Pole: The Science of Santa’s List
Santa going over some recent research results at the NPL. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of occasional dispatches from Dr. Larry Silverberg, a researcher at NC State who is leading a...
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We Have Found the Enemy and It Is Us
With apologies to Pogo... If you suffer from preeclampsia during pregnancy, it could be because your body is fighting against itself. New research from Dr. Jorge Piedrahita, NC State professor of...
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Taking Infertility out of the Equation
Cute babies ahoy! Thank you, math! Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the leading causes of infertility in women of childbearing age. But finding the cause is difficult because of female...
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What Is 3D Printing? And How Does It Work?
These metal prosthetics, and the skull itself, were all made using different types of 3D printing technology. Three-dimensional (3D) printing holds promise for a wide variety of applications, from...
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Flu Version 2.0
A minute's sting can prevent a week's worth of misery. Every year, it seems the CDC warns us about a new flu variety, bandying about names that seem more like grid locations in a game of Battleship...
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Bartonella: the epidemic you’ve never heard of, part 3
Flea collar! Stat! This is the final installment of a three-part series on Bartonella, bacteria that are being linked to a wide variety of ailments – many of them chronic, and some of them...
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The Strain Remains the Same
Sid Thakur is an expert on the kinds of pathogens that like to make their homes in and around our pig populations. He spends most of his time testing the pigs and their environment, identifying...
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Probing the Brain’s Chemistry
Glucose molecule and electrode. Our brains are constantly awash in chemicals that serve as messengers, transporting signals from one neuron to another. It’s a really nifty system, although scientists...
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