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Boning Up on Research

If you think that scientific research is synonymous with indoor lab work, think again. NC State paleontologist Dr. Mary Schweitzer is taking her research on the road – literally – as she helps excavate dinosaur bones in Montana's big sky country.

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Lay Your Eggs Here: NC State Scientists Discover Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying by Pregnant Mosquitoes

Lay Your Eggs Here: NC State Scientists Discover Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying by Pregnant Mosquitoes

North Carolina State University scientists have figured out one reason why pregnant yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), one of the most important disease transmitters worldwide, choose to lay their eggs in certain outdoor water containers while eschewing others.

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