MSU researchers receive $4 million grant to uncover gene functions
A collaboration of Michigan State University researchers will use a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to uncover the functions of genes in a plant - research which may ultimately lead to improvements in human health and agriculture. In a collaborative effort spanning several departments, MSU scientists will determine the functions of roughly 4,400 nuclear genes from the...With cellulosic ethanol, there is no food vs. fuel debate according to MSU scientist
As more and more corn grain is diverted to make ethanol, there have been public concerns about food shortages. However, ethanol made from cellulosic materials instead of corn grain, renders the food vs. fuel debate moot, according to research by a Michigan State University ethanol expert. Bruce Dale, an MSU chemical engineering and materials science professor, has used life cycle analysis...WARF sues Samsung over computer chip technology license agreement
MADISON The , the world's largest maker of computer memory chips, for allegedly using a patented technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty without a license for use in thei...Liver Transplants to the Rescue of Dreaded MSUD disease
Metabolic symptoms of 11 patients with the dreaded genetic condition known as Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) have been relieved after liver transplants//. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Clinic for Special Children. All patients from the study (ranging in age from 1-20) are alive and well with normal liver function,...Samsung Develops Device to Measure Body Fat
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has developed a device that can measures body fat with little error//. The device has four electrodes that the user touches with the thumb and one finger of each hand. These send a safe current through the body, measuring the voltage drop as the current flows up one arm and down the other. A body fat value serves as a main index to det...MSU Research Strengthens Link Between Smoking, Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers at Michigan State University have added yet another piece to the puzzle that links cigarette smoking with cancer of the pancreas, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. // In research published in the recent issue of the International Journal of Cancer, MSU’s James Trosko and colleagues zeroed in on the mechanism by which a healthy cell turns cancerous. Specific...Two MSU Professors Spearhead International Water Project
Two Michigan State University professors, Volodymyr Tarabara and Tom Voice, are leading an ambitious project to purify the worlds waters . Tarabara and Voice are leading an international partnership of environmental engineers and scientists from two U.S. research universities, two research centers in France, and three institutions in Ukraine and Russia that will create new technologi...