Keri Brown

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How marine viruses could impact climate change

Viruses are abundant in the ocean. There's about a million viruses per teaspoon of seawater. When they infect marine bacteria, a new virocell (virus-infected cell) is created. Researchers didn’t know much about how these virocells interacted with other organisms in the ocean, but a new study co-authored by Wake Forest University Assistant Biology Professor Sheri Floge is giving some insight.


NC Elections: WFU politics professor John Dinan available

Wake Forest University politics professor John Dinan says several races in Tuesday’s North Carolina midterm elections will be worth watching. Outcomes of state house and senate races could significantly influence policymaking and judicial race winners could shift the balance of power on the state’s highest court.