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Barrangou Wins NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou, the Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Scholar in Probiotics Research, University Scholar and associate professor in the NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing...

Working With the Game-Changer Known as CRISPR

NC State doctoral student Katelyn Brandt works with a team led by Rodolphe Barrangou who conducts CRISPR research at NC State. CRISPR involves a group...

This Protein Could Change Biotech Forever

A tiny molecular machine used by bacteria to kill attacking viruses could change the way that scientists edit the DNA of plants, animals and fungi,...

NC State’s Barrangou Wins Canada Gairdner Award

Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State professor and pioneer of the discovery of the adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR, has been named a recipient...

Barrangou selected for Warren Alpert Foundation Prize

Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State professor and pioneer of the discovery of the adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR, has been named a recipient...

Cracking the CRISPR Code

Imagine you’re a virus — but not just any virus. You’re a bacteriophage, or a virus that specifically attacks bacteria. You operate by invading a...

2015-16 Faculty Scholars Named

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the 2015-16 University Faculty Scholars, top NC State early- and mid-career faculty who will receive $10,000 in donated funds...