Genetic Engineering and Society

Works Published in 2009

search works

Displaying works 181 - 200 of 278 in total

Sorted by most recent date added to the index first, which may not be the same as publication date order.

2009 review

The sixth mass coextinction: are most endangered species parasites and mutualists?

[Review of ]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 276(1670), 3037–3045.

By: R. Dunn n , N. Harris n, R. Colwell *, L. Koh * & N. Sodhi*

Contributors: R. Dunn n , N. Harris n, R. Colwell *, L. Koh * & N. Sodhi*

author keywords: mass extinction; coextinction; chains of extinction; secondary extinctions; climate change; emerging diseases
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Extinction, Biological; Food Chain; Greenhouse Effect; Host-Parasite Interactions; Models, Biological; Population Dynamics; Species Specificity; Symbiosis
TL;DR: This work discusses the interactions and synergies between coextinction and other drivers of species loss, particularly climate change, and suggests the way forward for understanding the phenomenon of co Extinction, which may well be the most insidious threat to global biodiversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Skeeter Buster: A Stochastic, Spatially Explicit Modeling Tool for Studying Aedes aegypti Population Replacement and Population Suppression Strategies

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 3(9), e508.

By: K. Magori n, M. Legros n, M. Puente n , D. Focks, T. Scott *, A. Lloyd n , F. Gould n 

Ed(s): P. Kittayapong

TL;DR: A new modeling tool of Ae. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Separating the influence of resource 'availability' from resource 'imbalance' on productivity-diversity relationships

ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(6), 475–487.

By: B. Cardinale*, H. Hillebrand *, W. Harpole *, K. Gross n & R. Ptacnik *

author keywords: Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; resource ratio theory; species energy theory
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Biomass; Chlorophyll / analysis; Chlorophyll A; Ecology / trends; Eukaryota / growth & development; Eukaryota / metabolism; Food Chain; Fresh Water / chemistry; Models, Biological; Nitrogen / analysis; Phosphorus / analysis; Photosynthesis
TL;DR: It is shown how the predictions of this model can be fit to patterns of covariation relating the richness and biomass of lake phytoplankton to three biologically essential resources in a large number of Norwegian lakes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Rhetoric and Materiality in the Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SPEECH, 95(2), 171–191.

By: K. Zagacki* & V. Gallagher* 

author keywords: Material Rhetoric; Spaces of Attention; Multi-Modal Experience; Environmental Sculpture; Landscape Design
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Regulation, Conservation, and Collaboration: Ecological Anthropology in the Mississippi Delta

Human Ecology, 37(1), 95–107.

By: E. Shoreman* & N. Haenn n 

author keywords: Community-based conservation; United States; Neoliberalism; Autonomy; Environmentality; Anti-environmentalism
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Proportional Reasoning Ability and Concepts of Scale: Surface area to volume relationships in science

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(9), 1231–1247.

By: A. Taylor* & G. Jones n 

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Population-Based Discovery of Toxicogenomics Biomarkers for Hepatotoxicity Using a Laboratory Strain Diversity Panel

TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 110(1), 235–243.

By: A. Harrill*, P. Ross*, D. Gatti *, D. Threadgill n & I. Rusyn

author keywords: biomarkers; toxicogenomics; acetaminophen; microarray; liver; phenotypic anchoring
MeSH headings : Acetaminophen / toxicity; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / toxicity; Animals; Biomarkers / analysis; Cell Death / genetics; Cell Proliferation / drug effects; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / genetics; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology; Gene Expression / drug effects; Humans; Liver / pathology; Male; Mice; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / drug effects; Population; Principal Component Analysis; RNA / biosynthesis; RNA / isolation & purification; Species Specificity; Toxicogenetics / standards; Transcription, Genetic / drug effects
TL;DR: The data demonstrate that a multistrain approach may provide utility for understanding genotype-independent toxicity responses and facilitate identification of novel targets of therapeutic intervention. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Placental overgrowth and fertility defects in mice with a hypermorphic allele of epidermal growth factor receptor

MAMMALIAN GENOME, 20(6), 339–349.

By: J. Dackor*, M. Li * & D. Threadgill n

MeSH headings : Alleles; Animals; ErbB Receptors / genetics; ErbB Receptors / metabolism; Female; Fertility; Gene Expression; Male; Mice / genetics; Mice / growth & development; Mice / physiology; Mice, Inbred Strains; Mice, Transgenic; Ovary / physiology; Placenta / metabolism; Placentation; Signal Transduction; Uterus / growth & development; Uterus / physiology
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that mice with increased levels of EGFR signaling exhibit an extensive level of genetic background-dependent phenotypic variability and EGFR expressed in the uterine stroma may play an underappreciated role in preparation of the uterus for embryo implantation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 review

Murine models of colorectal cancer

[Review of ]. MAMMALIAN GENOME, 20(5), 261–268.

By: J. Uronis* & D. Threadgill*

MeSH headings : Animals; Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics; Colorectal Neoplasms / metabolism; Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Mice; Mice, Inbred Strains; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / metabolism; Signal Transduction
TL;DR: This review focuses on the variety of murine models of human colorectal cancer that are available to the research community and on their use to identify common and distinct characteristics of coloreCTal cancer. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Local auxin biosynthesis modulates gradient-directed planar polarity in Arabidopsis

NATURE CELL BIOLOGY, 11(6), 731–U70.

By: Y. Ikeda *, S. Men *, U. Fischer*, A. Stepanova n , J. Alonso  n, K. Ljung *, M. Grebe *

Contributors: Y. Ikeda *, S. Men *, U. Fischer*, A. Stepanova n , J. Alonso  n, K. Ljung *, M. Grebe *

MeSH headings : Animals; Arabidopsis / anatomy & histology; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / biosynthesis; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Cell Polarity; Genes, Reporter; Morphogenesis / physiology; Mutation; Plant Roots / cytology; Plant Roots / growth & development; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Kinases / genetics; Protein Kinases / metabolism; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the Raf-like kinase CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) acts as a concentration-dependent repressor of a biosynthesis-dependent auxin gradient that modulates planar polarity in the root tip that contributes to gradient homeostasis during long-range coordination of cellular morphogenesis. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

Internet alley: High technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005

Technology and Culture, Vol. 50, pp. 483–484.

By: R. Bassett* 

Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Estimating Linear Size and Scale: Body rulers

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, 31(11), 1495–1509.

By: G. Jones n , A. Taylor * & B. Broadwell n

TL;DR: Teaching students to use rough body measures as tools for estimation had a significant influence on their estimation accuracy, and proportional reasoning was significantly correlated with students’ post‐instruction scores on the Linear Measurement Assessment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Efficacy of the new repellent BioUD(A (R)) against three species of ixodid ticks

EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, 48(3), 239–250.

By: B. Bissinger n, C. Apperson n, D. Sonenshine*, D. Watson n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Arthropod repellent; BioUD; DEET; Ticks; Undecanone
MeSH headings : Animals; DEET; Insect Repellents; Ixodidae / drug effects; Ketones; Species Specificity
TL;DR: Based on filter paper head-to-head assays, BioUD® is at least 2–4 times more active as a repellent than DEET against three species of ixodid ticks under the conditions of the authors' laboratory bioassays. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Cry2Ab Tolerance Response of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Populations From Cry1Ac Cotton Planting Region

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 102(3), 1217–1223.

By: Y. Gao *, K. Wu *, F. Gould n  & Z. Shen*

author keywords: Cry1Ac; Cry2Ab; Helicoverpa armigera; cross-tolerance
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / toxicity; China; Endotoxins / metabolism; Endotoxins / toxicity; Gossypium / metabolism; Gossypium / parasitology; Hemolysin Proteins / metabolism; Hemolysin Proteins / toxicity; Insect Control / methods; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Moths / drug effects; Pedigree; Plants, Genetically Modified
TL;DR: Levels of Cry2Ab tolerance in H. armigera populations from Cry1Ac cotton planting region in China are reported on based on bioassays of F1 and F2 offspring of isofemale lines, indicating cross-tolerance betweenCry1Ac andCry2Ab in field populations of H.Armigera must be considered in evaluating the utility of pyramiding Bt genes in cotton for delaying evolution of resistance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Contests, Grand Prizes, and the Hot Hand

JOURNAL OF SPORTS ECONOMICS, 10(3), 236–255.

By: T. McFall *, C. Knoeber n & W. Thurman n 

author keywords: tournaments; contests; grand prize; hot hand; professional golf
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Concepts of Scale Held by Students With Visual Impairment

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, 46(5), 506–519.

By: M. Jones  n, A. Taylor* & B. Broadwell n

author keywords: earth science; general science; special education; middle and secondary science
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Announcement effects and the theory of storage: an empirical study of lumber futures

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 40(4), 421–436.

By: B. Karali * & W. Thurman n 

author keywords: C33; G14; Q11; Theory of storage; Announcement effects; Event study; Futures markets; Lumber
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

A head in the clouds

Natural History Magazine, 118(6), 16-.

By: R. Dunn 

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

The Design and Testing of a Dual Fiber Textile Matrix for Accelerating Surface Hemostasis

JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS, 91B(1), 381–389.

By: T. Fischer *, J. Vournakis*, J. Manning *, S. McCurdy*, P. Rich*, T. Nichols *, C. Scull*, M. McCord n  ...

author keywords: Surface hemostasis; platelets; intrinsic coagulation; red blood cell agglutination
MeSH headings : Adult; Animals; Blood Coagulation; Blood Proteins / chemistry; Hemorrhage / therapy; Hemostasis; Hemostatics; Humans; Textiles; Thrombelastography; Thrombin / metabolism
TL;DR: The results indicate that hemostatic textiles can be designed that mimic gauze in form but surpass gauzes in ability to accelerate he mostatic reactions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Plant species loss decreases arthropod diversity and shifts trophic structure

ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(10), 1029–1039.

By: N. Haddad  n, G. Crutsinger*, K. Gross n, J. Haarstad*, J. Knops * & D. Tilman*

author keywords: Arthropods; biodiversity; consumers; ecosystem function; herbivores; insects; long-term; plant diversity; predators; trophic structure
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Extinction, Biological; Food Chain; Plant Development; Plants; Population Density
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that, over the long term, the loss of plant species propagates through food webs, greatly decreasing arthropod species richness, shifting a predator-dominated trophic structure to being herbivore dominated, and likely impacting ecosystem functioning and services. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

Citation Index includes data from a number of different sources. If you have questions about the sources of data in the Citation Index or need a set of data which is free to re-distribute, please contact us.

Certain data included herein are derived from the Web of Science© and InCites© (2024) of Clarivate Analytics. All rights reserved. You may not copy or re-distribute this material in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Clarivate Analytics.