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November 20, 2024

Scientist. Artist. Activist. Global Spartan.

From rural India to MSU, NatSci student Veona Cutinho merges science, art and advocacy.

November 13, 2024

MSU lab develops promising breast cancer model

A Michigan State University researcher’s new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and where cancer metastasizes.

November 11, 2024

Meet the new Human Biology course

The Human Biology Program, the largest and most diverse program in the College of Natural Science, has unveiled its first new course in more than 20 years.

October 17, 2024

MSU Pre-Health: Guiding Spartans to successful careers in healthcare

Whether becoming a physician, dentist, physician assistant, genetic counselor or another health-related profession, MSU Pre-Health is designed to guide students every step of the way.

September 24, 2024

MSU neuroscientist Brian Gulbransen recognized for research in gut health

The world of gut health at Michigan State University just got more exciting, as MSU researcher and professor Brian Gulbransen just got recognized for his important work in enteric neuroscience.

September 5, 2024

Ask the expert: How — and why — do you harvest isotopes?

Katharina Domnanich is helping FRIB prepare to provide a bounty of isotopes useful for medicine, plant science and more

How fungi elude antifungal treatments

Researchers have found how fungi rebuild, reinforce their cell walls after exposure to antifungals, opening opportunities to improve current therapies

How staph slips around

Research reveals conditions that accelerate the spread of infectious bacteria

Green gold: Turning trees into 'biofactories'

Spartan researchers have developed a way to get poplar trees to produce valuable molecules usually derived from shark livers

Vermaas awarded NIH MIRA Grant

The nearly $1.8 million award will support work in drug discovery through molecular dynamics research in plants

Keeping bacteria at bay on grilling day

Summer is the time for grilling, but as cooking moves from the kitchen to the patio, unwelcome bacterial guests can tag along for dinner.

DIY lab tool evaluates new molecules in minutes

The tool speeds up a crucial method in which nematodes help determine if plant-derived molecules are beneficial or harmful

Transforming drug discovery with AI

New MSU-led research uses technology related to ChatGPT to accelerate advances in medicine

February 26, 2024

MSU, Penn State researchers team up for microbiome discoveries

Thanks to a bit of serendipity and a cooperative spirit, MSU researchers helped uncover a previously unknown way that the microbes living in our gut help our overall health.

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Veona Cutinho smiles for a picture

November 20, 2024Scientist. Artist. Activist. Global Spartan.

Dark blue phages are shown with bright green Brucella glowing inside of them.

November 19, 2024New research could pave the way for a vaccine against a deadly wildlife disease

Beaumont Tower on Michigan State University's campus

November 18, 2024Three NatSci faculty among MSU’s first cohort of 1855 Professors

Looking into a greenhouse, researchers in lab coats and masks work with paper birch trees in pots. The trees are about three feet in height.

November 18, 2024MSU researchers find trees acclimate to changing temperatures