As scientists continue technological advances into the largely unexplored genomic terrain of bacteria and viruses, our understanding of how they operate inside cells increases dramatically, delivering better answers…
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Decades-Old Discovery Of Shape-Shifting Bacteria Revealed And Revamped
Scientists from Michigan State University’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) in the College of Natural Science connected remarkable bacterial research across decades, from Minnesota to Michigan. Their results were published in the…
UC researchers pioneer more effective method of blocking malaria transmission in mosquitoes
New CRISPR-based gene drive approach successfully overcomes issue of resistance in females
Team To Develop Risk Assessment Tool For Children Exposed To HIV
Michigan State researchers are developing a risk assessment tool to make sure children who have been exposed to HIV are living their best lives. Because children exposed to…
Machine Learning Helps Hunt For COVID-19 Therapies
Michigan State University Foundation Professor Guowei Wei wasn’t preparing machine learning techniques for a global health crisis. Still, when one broke out, he and his team were ready…
Understanding The Impact Of Norms And Emotions On Social Distancing During COVID-19
Researchers at MSU’s Health & Risk Communication Center receive a RAPID grant from the National Science Foundation to study the relationships among social norms and risk reduction behaviors…
Untangling The Complicated Relationship Of Health, Economy During COVID-19
Policymakers are having a challenging time navigating the most effective way to monitor public health while also supporting the economic health of their states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because, says a Michigan State University researcher, health and economics are not opposite sides of a coin, but present interwoven…
Scientists Focus On Fundamental Virology And Therapeutics In Covid-19 Fight
Two Michigan State University scientists—Yong-Hui Zheng and Dohun Pyeon—are leading fundamental COVID-19 research at MSU. “In our lab, we are working on the fundamental biology of the virus,” said Zheng,…
Chasing Their Tails but Getting Somewhere: Reimagining the Shape of Noise Leads to Improved Molecular Models
A Berkeley Lab intern and his mentor develop an algorithm that will extract better structures from low-quality crystallography diffraction data
MSU Researcher Looks For Specific Causes Of Neuropathy In African Patients
For approximately a third of individuals worldwide diagnosed with Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy, or DSP, there isn’t one specific cause for the disorder. Michigan State University College of Osteopathic…
