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Oct 30, 2020

Meet the Researcher: Daiza Norman

Hi, I’m Daiza Norman. I am a Biotechnology Research Assistant at the BIT program and I am a biological science major with a concentration in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. I have worked on many Delftia related projects with the BIT program. I have worked on projects such as the “Where’s Delftia?” project. In addition,…
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Oct 27, 2020

Annotation Focus: Delftia as a Pathogen

Delftia has been of keen interest to those interested in biotechnology as of late, due to its ability to recover gold from solution. However, it has also been of some concern to those in medicine. Although Delftia is a rare opportunistic pathogen, it can be hard to identify and effectively treat. Some scientific literature has been published…
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Oct 7, 2020

Delftia and E-Waste: Literature Findings

Our community of annotators had an interesting challenge these last few weeks. We asked you to scour scientific literature and discuss how Delftia and its ability to biomineralize gold could be applied to recover gold from e-waste. Thanks to our volunteer annotators, light has been shed on Delftia‘s ability to improve e-waste recycling. Here’s what we…

Oct 1, 2020

Presenting Delftia at the Sidewalk Symposium

Members of our research team had the opportunity to present their current research at the Sidewalk Symposium. Thanks to the Office of Undergraduate Research, NC State Libraries, and the Crafts Center for sponsoring this event!   Students were given paper, colored pencils, and a cell phone stand. They were tasked to create a visual representation…

Sep 16, 2020

Live Annotation: E-Waste

Join us on Wednesday, 9/16 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EST). Zoom link Meeting ID: 970-0610-6944 To delve deeper into Delftia topics and foster our growing community of annotators, we will be presenting live annotation sessions! Take part in this event (and those in the future) to meet your peers, practice reading scientific literature, and learn about…

Sep 1, 2020

Annotation Focus: Recovering E-Waste

Every year up to 50 million tons of electronics are discarded. Only 12% are properly recycled (source). Although recycling is feasible, current methods are costly and energy-intensive. Lacking a proper way to dispose of electronics, we face an ever-growing mountain of e-waste associated problems.   The difficulty with recycling e-waste originates in the myriad of…