Genetic Engineering and Society

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2009 journal article

Factors influencing producers' perceptions about the importance of government support programmes in agriculture: application of a semi-parametric ordered response model

APPLIED ECONOMICS, 41(24), 3081–3092.

By: R. Rejesus n, B. Sherrick*, G. Schnitkey* & C. Escalante *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Expression of Pyrococcus furiosus Superoxide Reductase in Arabidopsis Enhances Heat Tolerance

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 151(2), 893–904.

By: Y. Im n, M. Ji n, A. Lee n, R. Killens n, A. Grunden n  & W. Boss n

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological; Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism; Ascorbate Peroxidases; Chlorophyll / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Germination; Heat-Shock Response; Hot Temperature; Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism; Immunoprecipitation; Oxidoreductases / genetics; Oxidoreductases / metabolism; Peroxidases / metabolism; Plant Extracts / metabolism; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Roots / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified; Pyrococcus furiosus / enzymology; RNA, Messenger / genetics; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Seedlings / enzymology; Seeds / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that P. furiosus SOR can be produced as a functional enzyme in planta and that plants producing SOR have enhanced tolerance to heat, light, and chemically induced ROS. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Evaluation of community-based strategies for Aedes aegypti control inside houses

BIOMEDICA, 29(2), 282–297.

By: C. Ocampo *, C. Gonzalez *, C. Morales *, M. Perez*, D. Wesson* & C. Apperson n

author keywords: Aedes aegypti; vector control; Bacillus thuringiensis; dengue; consumer participation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 review

Ethylene signaling and response: where different regulatory modules meet

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 12(5), 548–555.

By: A. Stepanova n  & J. Alonso  n

Contributors: A. Stepanova n  & J. Alonso  n

MeSH headings : Ethylenes / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism; Plant Development; Plant Growth Regulators / metabolism; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plants / metabolism; Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism; Signal Transduction
TL;DR: Tissue-specific regulation of auxin biosynthesis, transport, and response by ethylene is emerging as a key element in this signal integration process. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Effect of Heliothis subflexa herbivory on fruit abscission by Physalis species: the roles of mechanical damage and chemical factors

ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 34(5), 603–613.

By: J. Petzold n, C. Brownie n & F. Gould n 

author keywords: Fruit abscission; Heliothis subflexa; herbivore-induced plant defences; insect oral secretions; mechanical damage; Physalis
TL;DR: In this field study, the separate and combined effects of mechanical damage and H. subflexa oral secretions on Physalis fruit abscission are examined. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

EVALUATION OF THE SERRATIA MARCESCENS NUCLEASE (NucA) AS A TRANSGENIC CELL ABLATION SYSTEM IN PORCINE

ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 20(4), 177–185.

By: I. Caballero n & J. Piedrahita n

author keywords: Ablation; DTA; Fibroblasts; NucA; Porcine
MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Separation / methods; Cells, Cultured; Electroporation / methods; Endodeoxyribonucleases / analysis; Endodeoxyribonucleases / genetics; Endodeoxyribonucleases / metabolism; Endoribonucleases / analysis; Endoribonucleases / genetics; Endoribonucleases / metabolism; Fibroblasts / metabolism; Gene Expression; Gene Transfer Techniques; Rabbits; Serratia / enzymology; Swine
TL;DR: Gene expression analysis of surviving colonies indicated that survival is related to low or absent expression of the toxic genes, and results indicate that the NucA gene, while capable of mammalian cell ablation, is less efficient than DTA. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Dune buggies

Natural History Magazine, 118(7), 38–39.

By: R. Dunn 

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

2009 journal article

Comparative Efficacy of BioUD to Other Commercially Available Arthropod Repellents against the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on Cotton Cloth

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 81(4), 685–690.

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

MeSH headings : Animals; Cotton Fiber; Insect Repellents / pharmacology; Ixodidae / drug effects; Textiles; Time Factors
TL;DR: Repellency of BioUD was compared with five commercially available arthropod repellents against the ticks Amblyomma americanum (L.) and Dermacentor variabilis in two-choice bioassays on treated versus untreated cotton cheesecloth. (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

Characterization of Conserved and Nonconserved Imprinted Genes in Swine

BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 81(5), 906–920.

By: S. Bischoff n, S. Tsai n, N. Hardison n, A. Motsinger-Reif n, B. Freking *, D. Nonneman*, G. Rohrer *, J. Piedrahita n

author keywords: assisted reproductive technology; comparative genomic imprinting; epigenetics; gene regulation; genomic imprinting; parthenogenesis; placenta; swine parthenote
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Fetus / anatomy & histology; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Genomic Imprinting / genetics; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Organ Size; Parthenogenesis / genetics; Placenta / anatomy & histology; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Pregnancy; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Staining and Labeling; Swine / genetics
TL;DR: To increase the understanding of imprinted genes in swine, a comprehensive analysis of this gene family was carried out using two complementary approaches: expression and phenotypic profiling of parthenogenetic fetuses, and analysis of imprinting by pyrosequencing. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

A technique for assessing environmental impact risks of agricultural systems

RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS, 24(3), 234–243.

By: O. Sydorovych n, C. Raczkowski*, A. Wossink*, J. Mueller n, N. Creamer n, S. Hu n , M. Bell n, C. Tu n

author keywords: environmental impact assessment; environmental risk indicators; agricultural production systems; soil quality; large-scale systems experiment; best management practices; farming systems
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

A high capacity Alphavirus heterologous gene delivery system

VIROLOGY, 390(2), 368–373.

By: K. Nanda n, R. Vancini n, M. Ribeiro n, D. Brown n & R. Hernandez n

author keywords: Alphavirus; Gene delivery; Morphological variants
MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Line; Cricetinae; Culicidae; Gene Transfer Techniques; Genetic Vectors; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Mutation, Missense; Sindbis Virus / genetics; Viral Proteins / genetics; Virion / ultrastructure
TL;DR: The first generation prototype larger vehicle, described here, carries a approximately 18 kb cDNA insert, however it is conceivable that RNA as large as 32 kb could be transcribed and packaged, and the resulting cargo containing virus particles are infectious. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 article

'NASPOT 7', 'NASPOT 8', 'NASPOT 9 O', 'NASPOT 10 O', and 'Dimbuka-Bukulula' Sweetpotato

Mwanga, R. O. M., Odongo, B., Niringiye, C., Alajo, A., Kigozi, B., Makumbi, R., … Yencho, C. G. (2009, June). HORTSCIENCE, Vol. 44, pp. 828–832.

By: R. Mwanga, B. Odongo, C. Niringiye, A. Alajo, B. Kigozi, R. Makumbi, E. Lugwana, J. Namukula ...

author keywords: Ipomoea batatas; Sweetpotato virus disease; Alternaria bataticola blight; provitamin A
TL;DR: The release of these five sweetpotato cultivars provides consumers and farmers with high-quality sweetpotatoes with cream and orange-fleshed storage roots and moderate to high provitamin A contents with potential to alleviate widespread vitamin A deficiency in Uganda and other developing countries. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

"Don't Let Them Die in Vain" Casualty Frames and Public Tolerance for Escalating Commitment in Iraq

JOURNAL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION, 53(5), 677–697.

By: W. Boettcher  n & M. Cobb n

author keywords: Iraq War; casualty sensitivity; framing; sunk-costs; public opinion
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Tumor-specific apoptosis caused by deletion of the ERBB3 pseudo-kinase in mouse intestinal epithelium

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, 119(9), 2702–2713.

By: D. Lee*, M. Yu *, E. Lee *, H. Kim*, Y. Yang *, K. Kim *, C. Pannicia*, J. Kurie*, D. Threadgill n

MeSH headings : Animals; Apoptosis / genetics; Apoptosis / physiology; Base Sequence; Caspase 3 / metabolism; Cell Line, Tumor; Colorectal Neoplasms / enzymology; Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics; Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology; ErbB Receptors / antagonists & inhibitors; ErbB Receptors / genetics; Female; Genes, APC; Genes, erbB; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa / enzymology; Intestinal Mucosa / pathology; Male; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Mice, Transgenic; Models, Biological; RNA, Small Interfering / genetics; Receptor, ErbB-3 / antagonists & inhibitors; Receptor, ErbB-3 / deficiency; Receptor, ErbB-3 / genetics; Receptor, ErbB-4
TL;DR: It is shown that the intestinal epithelium of mice with intestine-specific genetic ablation of Erbb3 exhibits no cytological abnormalities but does exhibit loss of expression of ERBB4 and sensitivity to intestinal damage, and this results indicate that the ERBB3 pseudo-kinase has essential roles in supporting intestinal tumorigenesis and suggest that ER BB3 may be a promising target for the treatment of colorectal cancers. (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

The gastrointestinal microbiome: a malleable, third genome of mammals

[Review of ]. MAMMALIAN GENOME, 20(7), 395–403.

By: I. Carroll *, D. Threadgill* & D. Threadgill n

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology; Genome, Bacterial; Humans; Mammals / microbiology; Metagenome
TL;DR: The current knowledge of the gastrointestinal microbiome, its relationship to human health and disease with a particular focus on mammalian physiology, and efforts to alter its composition as a novel therapeutic approach are reviewed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

QTL analysis of sex pheromone blend differences between two closely related moths: Insights into divergence in biosynthetic pathways

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 39(8), 568–577.

By: A. Groot n, M. Estock n, J. Horovitz n, J. Hamilton n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n , F. Gould n 

author keywords: Noctuidae; Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; Sex pheromone production; Biosynthetic pathway; Candidate genes
MeSH headings : Animals; Biosynthetic Pathways; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Insect Hormones / biosynthesis; Insect Hormones / genetics; Male; Moths / genetics; Moths / metabolism; Quantitative Trait Loci; Sex Attractants / biosynthesis; Sex Attractants / genetics
TL;DR: Quantitative Trait Locus analysis by hybridizing two noctuid moth species and backcrossing the F(1) females to males of both parental species reveals new QTL, which implicates several candidate genes in the divergence of these premating signals. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Popular media in the biology classroom: viewing popular science skeptically

American Biology Teacher, 71(6), 332–335.

By: G. Gardner*, M. Jones & M. Ferzli*

TL;DR: The authors of this article argue that this example elucidates a disturbing trend in students' views of the nature of science (in this case, in the context of biology) as a body of facts. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (OpenAlex)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Political Economy of US States and Rates of Fatal Occupational Injury

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 99(8), 1400–1408.

By: D. Loomis n, M. Schulman n , J. Bailer n, K. Stainback n, M. Wheeler  n, D. Richardson  n, S. Marshall  n

MeSH headings : Economics; Employment / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Models, Statistical; Occupational Diseases / mortality; Occupational Health; Politics; State Government; United States / epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries / mortality
TL;DR: Higher rates of fatal occupational injury were associated with a state policy climate favoring business over labor, with distinct regional clustering of such state policies in the South and Northeast. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 review

Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology

[Review of ]. ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(9), 873–886.

By: N. Gotelli *, M. Anderson *, H. Arita*, A. Chao *, R. Colwell *, S. Connolly *, D. Currie*, R. Dunn n  ...

Contributors: N. Gotelli *, M. Anderson *, H. Arita*, A. Chao *, R. Colwell *, S. Connolly *, D. Currie*, R. Dunn n  ...

author keywords: Biogeography; geographical range; macroecology; mechanistic simulation modelling; mid-domain effect; species richness
MeSH headings : Biodiversity; Ecology / methods; Models, Biological
TL;DR: Computer simulation models of the stochastic origin, spread, and extinction of species' geographical ranges in an environmentally heterogeneous, gridded domain and three of the 'control knobs' for a general simulation model that specify simple rules for dispersal, evolutionary origins and environmental gradients are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Male engorgement factor: Role in stimulating engorgement to repletion in the ixodid tick, Dermacentor variabilis

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 55(10), 909–918.

By: K. Donohue n, S. Khalil  n, E. Ross*, R. Mitchell*, R. Roe n  & D. Sonenshine *

author keywords: Engorgement factor; Voraxin; Testis; Male accessory gland; Dermacentor variabilis
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / chemistry; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / physiology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Gonads / chemistry; Gonads / metabolism; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Sequence Alignment; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / genetics; Sex Attractants / metabolism; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Species Specificity
TL;DR: Overall, these data suggest that EFalpha in D. variabilis is not an engorgement factor and that EF in ticks is a non-secreted membrane-bound or intracellular protein. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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