Studying One of the World’s Smallest Predators Biologist Jean-Philippe Gibert explains why he studies protists, the unicellular creatures that like to eat, a lot! Jean-Philippe Gibert is an assistant professor of biology at Duke. He studies protists, single-...
Plants Reprogram Their Cells to Fight Invaders. Here’s How. Findings could help scientists bolster crops’ immune systems without sacrificing yield DURHAM, N.C. -- In times of war, factories retool to support the needs of battle. Assembly lines...
Meet the Winners of the 2022 DST Launch Seed Grants Comprising eight teams from across Duke, 20 faculty recognized for high-impact interdisciplinary projects The Office for Research & Innovation has awarded funding to eight, interdisciplinary...
Duke Announces Winners of the 2022 DST Spark Seed Grants Nine early- to mid-career faculty from across campus and the School of Medicine are recognized for pursuing new directions and ideas to enhance novel research and scholarship at Duke The Office for Research and Innovation has awarded funding to nine best-in-class projects for...
Climate Change is Making Plants More Vulnerable to Disease. New Research Could Help Them Fight Back To keep food on the table in a warming world, researchers are bolstering plant immunity against the heat. DURHAM, N.C. -- When heat waves hit, they don’t just take a toll on people -- the plants...
Campus Oak Trees Advance International Research on Climate Change Paul Manos, a professor of biology at Duke...
Crops and Climate Change Focus of New Regional Network New network to solve major challenges of climate change and its effects on crops and food Research, industry and entrepreneurial leaders from across North Carolina met last week to set...
