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Researchers discover hormone that could boost plant immune systems
Published on November 16, 2010
The discovery of a hormone acting like molecular glue could hold a key to bolstering plant immune systems and understanding how plants cope with environmental stress. -
Packaging immersion experience links packaging professionals, medical workers
Published on November 9, 2010
In an emergency room, precious seconds save lives. They are seconds that cannot be wasted, especially on getting a medical device to work properly or finding out that the packaging on a life-saving device has changed. -
MABR biofuels expert makes list of Top 100 People in Bioenergy
Published on November 1, 2010
MABR chemical engineering and materials science researcher Bruce Dale is ranked 22nd on the list of the Top 100 People in Bioenergy. -
Savvy Consumers Put High Price on Food Safety
Published on October 28, 2010
In recent weeks, news media have covered stories on an Angus beef recall, oil-tainted Gulf shrimp and Salmonella-infected eggs. -
Michigan Climate Change Initiative Nets $4.2 Million Federal Grant
Published on October 19, 2010
A joint initiative between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan to improve the nation's ability to adapt to climate variability and change earned a $4.2 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). -
New MABR Faculty Members
Published on October 12, 2010
MABR is pleased to welcome two new faculty members: Brian Roth and Orlando Sarnelle -
Researchers Discover Mechanism Protecting Plants Against Freezing
Published on September 29, 2010
New ground broken by an MABR researcher helps explain how plants protect themselves from freezing temperatures and could lead to discoveries related to plant tolerance of drought and other extreme conditions. -
Research May Lead to New Lung Cancer Treatments
Published on September 21, 2010
An MABR researcher is analyzing the immune system's ability to protect the body against lung cancer. -
Gut Microbes May be Therapeutic Targets for Food-borne Diseases
Published on September 16, 2010
At any given time, trillions of tiny microbes -- some helpful, some harmful -- are living on and in humans, forming communities and outnumbering the body's own cells by tenfold.