Archives for: November 2009Friday Nov 20, 2009
New Theses & Dissertations in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Wednesday Nov 18, 2009
Recent Articles from Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Biology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Entomology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Genetics Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Horticulture Science Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Microbiology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Plant Biology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Plant Pathology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Soil Science Department Researchers at NCSU
Tuesday Nov 17, 2009
New Books in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Tuesday Nov 10, 2009
New Books in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Recent Articles from Agriculture and Resource Economics Department Researchers at NCSU
Wednesday Nov 4, 2009
Recent Articles from Animal Science Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Department Researchers at NCSU
service=search&%20startcaptured=2009-10-11&endcapture=2009-10-24&&year=2009">New Articles from Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Researchers October 11, 2009-October 24, 2009
For more publications by NC State authors, visit the NCSU Libraries Digital Repository.
Recent Articles from Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Agriculture and Resource Economics Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Biology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Bioinformatics Research Center Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Entomology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Genetics Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Microbiology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Plant Biology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Plant Pathology Department Researchers at NCSU
Recent Articles from Soil Science Department Researchers at NCSU
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009
New Books in Agriculture and Life Sciences
Monday Nov 2, 2009
Websites of Interest
BioSciEdNet: This impressive portal (referred to in the shorthand as "BEN"), was created by the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) in order to bring high-quality educational resources to science educators everywhere. The entire project is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Its resources total over 14,000, covering 77 discrete biological sciences topics. First-time visitors to the site will note that will they are not required to register to access these resources, they may wish to do so in order to maintain a thorough list of the resources they find most useful. The homepage is simple and to the point, featuring a "New Resources" area and a selection of browsing options that allow users to pick out resources by type, audience, or subject. People who have not used BEN before may wish to look at the "Using BEN" area for a bit of guidance.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: H1N1 Flu: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created this uniformly excellent site to help the general public learn about the H1N1 flu. The homepage is well-organized, and it contains helpful social networking buttons, along with direct links to email updates, and their RSS feed. Here, visitors can also read the "Situation Update" section, which includes a map of the United States showing the weekly flu activity estimate maps and a number of other charts and tables. The site is chock-full of other helpful resources, including a section dedicated to "General Info" about the flu, information about vaccinations for individuals and public health officials, and a "What's New" area. The site is rounded out by a selection of podcasts and video clips.
Cornell University's Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic: In many parts of the United States, plants are packing it in for winter, but the plant disease diagnostic clinic at Cornell University can still provide some answers to houseplant and greenhouse questions. Bookmark the site for when the growing season brings all sorts of plant troubles. The Clinic works closely with the "Cornell Cooperative Extension" county offices. The range of plants they can offer diagnostic services for is wide, including "Field Crops", "Fruits", "Turf", and "Annuals & Herbaceous Perennials". The other categories they address are on the left hand side of the menu. Samples of diseased plants can be mailed in or brought in, and examined for a fee. Instructions on proper care and packaging of the sample, as well as fees charged for the different types of samples, can be found in the links, "Fees" and "Sample Submission", at the bottom of the page. Visitors should not miss the glossary of "Plant Pathological Terms" that can be located in a link at the bottom of the page. The glossary includes audio pronunciations of the words, and some are even accompanied by photos or drawings of the concept.
Food Safety and Quality: The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations website provides the data, research, publications, and projects that they have compiled, undertaken, published, and funded with the aims of making food production safer for consumers, workers, and the community. The website can be viewed in English, Spanish, and French, and the "Publications" can also be viewed in those three languages. The multitude of papers, books, documents, studies, etc. available from the Food Quality and Standards Services (AGNS) can be accessed using the "Publications" tab near the top of the page. Visitors can browse the 220 documents by title, date, or series number, or they can do a specific search by clicking on "New Search", on the right side of the page. A specific search can be done by country, language, year, title, or author. The "Biotechnology (GM food)" section on the left hand of the homepage will be of particular interest to those visitors concerned about "Detection of GM food", "Safety Assessment of GM food", and "Labelling of GM food".
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