NCSU: Building a Better Forest Tree With CRISPR Gene Editing
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Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin,…
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Durham startup with ‘intelligent homebuilding platform’ lands Home Depot as investor
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Startup Higharc, which has developed what it calls an “intelligent homebuilding platform,” keeps drawing investors, this time with HomeDepot’s venture arm…
Durham company grows human blood vessels, sends them to wounded Ukraine soldiers
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A Durham company is saving lives in Ukraine in an unusual way.
They’re producing blood vessels – in a lab…
Helping first responders: NCSU computer model could improve response times
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a complex model to improve how quickly first responders – such as…
First, meatless meat; now, plant-based seafood – that’s mission of Raleigh startup Pearlita Foods
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As a girl growing up on the coasts of Denmark and Sweden, Nikita Michelsen treasured delicious seafood dishes made in…
Textiles Researchers Prepare Stem Cells to Become Organ Tissue
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Nearly 3,000 people died waiting for an organ transplant in 2022, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and…
Facebook parent company Meta to HQ about 100 employees at American Tobacco Campus
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will have offices at American Tobacco Campus in Durham, a spokesperson for…
Duke AI Health: Building Better Guardrails for Algorithmic Medicine
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Recent years have seen growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence tools for healthcare applications, including diagnosis, risk prediction,…
RTP biopharma lands $150M in new funding for kidney disease research
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Pathalys Pharma, the Research Triangle Park-based biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for end-stage kidney disease, has secured $150 million in new…