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Soft Implant Monitors Brain and Gut Chemistry

Working with Stanford University, engineers at Michigan State University have invented what they call “NeuroString” — a soft implantable probe that enables researchers to study the chemistry of brain and gut health.
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FRIB Helps Answer Questions About Neutrinos

New theoretical research from FRIB could help answer looming questions about the ghost-like neutrino particle, including its mass and whether it is its own antiparticle.
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New Tool to Detect Species Declines Can Help Protect Biodiversity

An MSU research team has developed a unique model to analyze declining biodiversity and understand the changes occurring within individual species and across broader wildlife communities.
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Capturing Carbon With Crops, Trees and Bioenergy

MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates.
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Putting Together the Puzzle of Topological Data Analysis

As a high school student, Dr. Liz Munch decided she did not want to be a math nerd and opted to pursue a music degree instead. Now, Dr. Munch has found her calling in an exciting area of math known as topological data analysis (TDA).
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Research Team Receives $769K Grant to Develop Rapid Test for Pathogens

A Michigan State University-led research team has received a $769,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a rapid biosensor test for foodborne pathogens.
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Working to Stop the Spread of Breast Cancer

Spartans are unveiling and studying chemical clues that could lead to better diagnoses and treatments for a metastatic form of breast cancer with support from a $2 million NIH grant.
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What Guppy Guts Can Teach Us About Evolution

On the list of scientific tools that help us understand health, evolution or the environment, the Trinidadian guppy doesn't often come to mind. Michigan State researchers reveal how these guppies can help understand the gut microbiome as organisms evolve.
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Plant Science Excellence IV White Paper

The Plant Excellence Committee IV published a white paper in 2022 outlining their recommendations. These recommendations led to advocacy work with our state legislators netting support for greenhouse improvements and approval to move forward to plan a new plant and environmental sciences research facility.
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Campus Convening on Climate Change Opens Doors for New Ideas, Collaboration and Impact

In one of the first major implementation events of the MSU Strategic Plan 2030, more than 160 faculty, staff and students came together on April 20 for the Campus Convening on Climate Change: Our Planet, Our Food, Our People, to share ideas for the development of a comprehensive research agenda around climate change mitigation and adaptation.