News
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- November 8, 2018
- Assembly of diverse BMC architectures
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The MSU lab of Cheryl Kerfeld has developed a new method to manipulate miniature factories found in bacteria that could someday lead to new medical, industrial or energy applications.
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- October 24, 2018
- Jonathan Walton 1953-2018
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We are saddened that Jonathan Walton passed away on October 18, 2018 after a brief illness.
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- October 23, 2018
- Scientists find new methods to control bacterial factories for biotech aims
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MSU scientists have announced a breakthrough in manipulating miniature factories, found in bacteria, that hold much promise in the biotech field.
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- October 22, 2018
- Overspending on defense arsenal bankrupts a plant's economy
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MSU scientists may be close to finding out if plants can defend and grow at the same time. The research could help in understanding natural ecosystems or helping farmers increase yields without increasing dependence on chemicals to resist pests.
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- October 10, 2018
- MSU nets $1.1M in DOE grants
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $1.1 million in grants to four MSU faculty members.
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- September 26, 2018
- As climate changes, plants might not suck carbon from the air fast enough
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Current climate change models might be overestimating how much carbon dioxide plants can suck from the atmosphere.
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- September 24, 2018
- MSU scientists get to the root of plant stress response
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MSU microbiologist Ashley Shade and plant biologist Sheng Yang He have been awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundationto investigate how the microbiome interacts with, and may mediate, plant responses during environmental stress and how plants may recruit different—and potentially beneficial—root microbes during such periods.
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- September 14, 2018
- Blazes of light reveal how plants signal danger long distances
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MSU was part of a multi-university study that reveals how plant communication systems respond to threats from herbivores. The results, featured in Science, show that once wounded, plants use calcium signals to warn distant tissues of future attacks.
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- September 13, 2018
- Harnessing algae and fungi to create new biofuel system
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MSU scientists have found a solution to enhance oil production and harvest using what many consider sea sludge.
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- September 11, 2018
- MSU awarded $13.6 million from USAID to lead global legume research
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MSU received a $13.6 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support its lab that leads nutrition, sustainability and economic opportunities for legume farmers, especially women and youth, across the globe.