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![NC State researchers examine troves of data to find out why more than 1 million southeastern Piedmont residents have high levels of manganese in their well water.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/09/mkmanganese1422.jpg)
Study Reveals Soil Influence on Well Water Manganese Levels
![Sheep graze between rows of solar panels.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/09/sheep-solar-panels.jpg)
Got Sheep? Want A Solar Farm?
![NC State student Ben Alig](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/09/benalig.jpg)
Student Spotlight: Entrepreneur Builds Steam at NC State
![Jose Ascencio-Ibanez and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student Morgan Rainey use low pressure particle acceleration methods to deliver a virus to plants in the laboratory. Photo by Becky Kirkland.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/09/cassava1422.jpg)
Gates Grant Helps NC State Solve Molecular Mysteries
![Group examines sample in lab](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/09/cmd1.jpg)
Gates Foundation Grant Fuels NC State Study of Devastating Crop Disease
CALS Names New Head of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
![Antonio Alonso-Stepanov with his parents in their growth chamber at NC State.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/08/alonsostepanova.jpg)
The Next Science Guy?
![Alsayed M. Mashaheet and mentor pose with research poster and award](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/08/depp-1.jpg)
Ph.D. student wins for national poster presentation
![Three NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students analyze soil in the field.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/08/soil2.jpg)
Students Get Close-Up Look at Carolina Soils and Landscapes
![Cross-section of turf](https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/08/turf-992x555.jpg)