Display Accessibility Tools

Accessibility Tools

Grayscale

Highlight Links

Change Contrast

Increase Text Size

Increase Letter Spacing

Readability Bar

Dyslexia Friendly Font

Increase Cursor Size

MICHIGAN STATEUNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Menu

News

Welcome to the NatSci news page! Check back often to learn about the latest innovations, discoveries and accomplishments of our faculty, staff, students and alumni.

New research from Michigan State University has shown how proteins known as ZIPs transport metal into living cells. ZIPs are found across the tree of life, playing important roles in health and disease.
March 9, 2023
Going up: Discovering a protein's 'elevator' motion could spur new cancer treatments
Tags:
Mathematics, ZIP proteins, biology, bmb, cancer treatments, computational models, plant resilience institute
Michigan State University biochemist Jian Hu has taken another important step in learning as much as possible about tiny protein machines that help shuttle metals into living cells. This latest step, published in the journal Nature Communications, provides detailed new insights into how these machines work. Hu and his team are working to use this knowledge to develop new cancer therapies and enable people to live healthier lives. 
Read More

Latest News

A miner’s hand holds a pebble-sized bit of mercury-covered gold ore over a bowl of water. The picture was taken at a small-scale gold mine in SenegalNovember 30, 2023Detoxifying gold mining
Glial cells are visible in looping green traces against a black background. Purple loops coincide with some of the loops, showing where a nerve-sensitizing compound is being released.November 27, 2023Getting to the root of visceral pain
The word November 22, 2023NatSci scientists among the world's most cited researchers
MSU Beaumont TowerNovember 16, 2023Dvorak to step down from the KBS Director’s Advisory Board after decades of making a difference

Share Your News

We love hearing about the hard earned accomplishments and achievements of the people of MSU College of Natural Science.  Please submit your news/announcement here to help NatSci share your story.