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Atmospheric scientists factor lesser known photosynthesis research into their models. The result: carbon levels in the air could be much higher by 2100 than previously predicted.
September 13, 2018
The freshly minted PRL alumnus, a former member of the Hu and He labs, will explore how pathogenic microbes manipulate plant communication systems to their advantage.
September 5, 2018![[VIDEO] New biofuel production system powered by a community of algae and fungi](/sites/_prl/cache/file/3ACA92CD-ACDF-4F28-8DC055D3B9334055_newslisting.jpg)
The system lowers cultivation and harvesting costs and increases productivity, factors that currently hold back biofuels from being widely adopted.
September 4, 2018
The Kerfeld lab announces two new methods for manipulating bacterial factories for biotech aims: one is to screen and extract the factories, the other is to predictably insert custom enzymes in them.
July 24, 2018
Scientists have created a new tracking method for plant lipids. The approach could fill our knowledge gaps of lipid movement and help us improve yields in crops targeted for biofuels.
June 29, 2018
The award is for advances students with a distinguished record of accomplishment and provides a stipend of $30,000 plus health insurance and tuition waver for one year.
June 28, 2018![Microbiologists and plant scientists find secret to tackling cholera [LINK]](/sites/_prl/cache/file/3A736924-4341-451F-87C336D311DFEA80_newslisting.jpg)
While cholera rages across many regions of the world, a team of microbiologists and plant scientists from the Benning lab has pinpointed a genetic weakness in the pandemic’s armor, which could lead to future treatments.
June 26, 2018
Alexander, who works in the GLBRC Cell Wall Analysis Facility, won the coveted "Gutter Ball Champion" title.
June 21, 2018
The two proteins, called VAP, indicate where endocytosis, a form of transport in which a living cell imports molecules, should occur.
June 19, 2018
The National Academy of Sciences, established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, recognizes achievement in science by election to membership.
June 18, 2018
PRL and MSU scientists invited the general public to explore the world of plants and algae, including fun hands-on activities for kids and adults.
June 13, 2018
The NPR1 gene keeps the unfolded protein response, a plant fail-safe for stressful times, in check.
June 12, 2018
Han Bao and Eric Poliner have won the 2018 Anton Lang Memorial Award.
June 11, 2018
Pengfei Cao and Alyssa Preiser, both graduate students, were each awarded $1200 to present their research at upcoming science conferences.
June 7, 2018
The award will provide up to $300,000 over three years to support the post-doc's research on marine cyanobacterial photoprotection.
May 31, 2018
Understanding how the plant cell's food processors are built might help us breed better plants and even benefit human medicine.
May 29, 2018
The alga Nannochloropsis is increasingly of interest for the production of biofuels and other oil-based chemicals.
May 17, 2018
The fellowship is the oldest of its kind in the nation. Aiko will benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000, a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees, and opportunities for career development.
May 15, 2018
How plants harvest their own chloroplasts - photosynthesis machines that make their food - to help defend against outside threats.
May 7, 2018
Yang Yang, a former post-doc in the lab of Christoph Benning, has started a science editor position at the Wiley Beijing office. Wiley is a global company that specializes in academic publishing.
April 30, 2018