College of Natural Science,Plant Biology03/27/2023Plants in space: Seeding a sustainable future

The moon holds answers, and Michigan State University plant biologist Federica Brandizzi and her team are bringing those answers within reach. Patience, creativity and a cheerful fearlessness are turning insights buried in plant seeds into pathways to the very survival of the human race. 

Val OsowskiText reads plants in space over a background of mulit-colored stars. On the right there is a NASA rocket launch tower with an upside down test tube in place of a rocket. A full moon is partially covered by the rocket.Drawing of a full moon with waves of light moving out into a star filled sky.Agricultural SustainabilityBrandizzi labMSU-DOE Plant Research LaboratoryNASAdeep space effects on plantsplant biology