AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFood Science: NC State food scientist Gabriel Harris explains that broccoli’s sulforaphane forms when the vegetable is cut or chewed, while heat can damage the enzyme needed to produce it. AI & Elections: Researchers found frequent errors in chatbot election answers, including one that confused North Carolina Rep. Don Davis with another person and another that gave voters an incorrect mail-ballot deadline. Cancer Research: A new Durham lab run by the Glioblastoma Foundation is accepting tumor samples for genomic testing, including whole-genome DNA methylation profiling to help characterize brain tumors. Animal Genetics: NC State researchers found DNA patterns in Chornobyl dogs that may reflect natural selection; some affected genes are linked to DNA repair, infection and cancer, though the study doesn’t prove they helped the dogs survive. Data Centers: Projects near Durham and in Lee County are drawing scrutiny as residents seek a moratorium and lawmakers challenge a proposed Chatham County pipeline. Biotech Investment: Bracco plans to invest $230 million in a Sanford plant, its first U.S. manufacturing facility for contrast media used in medical imaging.
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