http://wunc.org en http://wunc.org/post/are-chimps-interested-social-networking <p>Online networking sites have become one of the primary ways humans forge connections with each another. Ian Gilby tells us that Gombe chimps might be just as interested in social networking as we are. He's been studying the ways chimpanzees form coalitions with one another in order to thrive and reproduce.</p> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:37:02 +0000 Nicole Campbell and Frank Stasio 8120 at http://wunc.org Are Chimps Interested In Social Networking? http://wunc.org/post/unc-biologist-part-national-plant-study <p>A biologist at UNC-Chapel Hill is one of 15 scientists chosen to join a national plant research program. Dr. Jeff Dangl studies how plants recognize and respond to diseases. His research is part of a $75 million grant awarded last week by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Dangl says the program has wide implications for human health and the environment.<br> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:45:00 +0000 Will Michaels 8546 at http://wunc.org