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Andreas Teske is studying bacteria and archaea in deep-sea sediment cores off the coast of Peru. Teske aims to identify microbial species’ RNA sequences to better understand climate cycling and change.
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25662
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Following the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, members of the research team died of a fever. Since then, people have believed the tomb is cursed. However, according to UNC microbiologist Bill Goldman, the curse may have a basis in Histoplasma, a respiratory fungal disease that rapidly grows when disturbed.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p33-35, il, por Periodical Website
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Biologist Jeff Dangl studies the immune systems of plants. His research works on sequencing the genomes of plants and plant pathogens in hopes of identifying the disease-resistance genes of plants that humans rely on.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p17-19, il, por Periodical Website
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Jonathan Oberlander studies Medicare, Medicaid, and health policy at the state level. According to Oberlander, a national health care system has been difficult to establish because of interests, institutions, and ideology. He thinks we should establish state rather than federal health programs.
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