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MPS faculty Robert VanBuren: What it takes for plants to survive drought

MSU researchers are studying plants that can survive extreme drought and what they can teach us about life without water

As climate change causes more frequent drought conditions, Michigan State University researchers are learning more about the biology of plants, fungi and microscopic animals that survive on very little water in a drought or desiccation state. This research is part of a $12.5 million multi-institution and cross-disciplinary National Science Foundation grant as part of the NSF Biology Integration Institutes.

Read the full story on MSUToday.