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Many bacteria contain little factories for different purposes. They can make sugars from carbon dioxide to fuel life, or digest certain compounds that would be toxic for the cell, if the digestion took place outside of these ...

Jun 19, 2017 in Biotechnology

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When understanding a country's climate - especially vast countries like the United States or China - to protect food security, biodiversity and human health, the devil is in the details.

Jun 12, 2017 in Environment

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The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, indicates new research by a Michigan State University scholar.

Jun 06, 2017 in Social Sciences

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Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit?

Jun 05, 2017 in Environment

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How healthy a plant matures depends on how well it grows during its early life stages, which is not a surprise to anyone who has raised children.

May 19, 2017 in Ecology

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Every winter, trees on high mountains in a small area northwest of Mexico City turn orange. Close inspection reveals branches filled with brilliantly colorful monarch butterflies, rather than fiery leaves, as the eastern ...

May 17, 2017 in Ecology

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A paper-thin, flexible device created at Michigan State University not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a loudspeaker and microphone as well, nanotechnology researchers report in the May 16 edition ...

May 16, 2017 in Nanophysics

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Some people travel to northern California for wine. However, Maren Friesen, Michigan State University plant biologist, treks to the Golden State for clover.

May 15, 2017 in Biotechnology

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As nearly 75 percent of the nation's largest dams approach the high maintenance years, safety and economics figure large in decisions to fix or replace. A recent study by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers makes ...

May 10, 2017 in Environment

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If you show up at work tired, you may want to focus strictly on your own tasks. New research suggests helping coworkers in the morning can lead to mental exhaustion and self-serving behavior in the afternoon that ultimately ...

May 10, 2017 in Social Sciences

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