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Researchers Map the Six Enzymes Two Poisonous Garden Flowers Use to Build a Medically Interesting Alkaloid

Michigan State and Czech researchers identified six enzymes larkspur and monkshood use to make atisinium, a step toward producing plant alkaloids without the plants.

Medical Daily

200 years ago one of Earth's oldest plant chemicals was isolated but researchers now find ways to make new potential medicines with two poisonous flowers

Scientists have uncovered how two famously poisonous plants produce complex chemicals that could one day contribute to new medicines. Researchers recreated the chemical pathway in modified tobacco plants, using six enzymes to help produce a compound called atisinium. Although this discovery does not mean a new medicine is ready for…

The Economic Times

A Detroit Health System and Michigan State Just Backed Two Medical Technology Startups, and Neither Product Is Cleared for Sale

Henry Ford Health and Michigan State named the first two investments from their $10M health venture fund. What the technologies do and do not do yet.

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Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure

New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.

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Michigan State University's new ethics policy: Gag order or commonsense loyalty guide for trustees?

Michigan State University trustees have until the weekend to sign an updated board ethics policy

The Independent UK

Man arrested for running meth lab in academic building on Michigan State University campus, cops say

Citing federal privacy law, Chief Yankowski declined to disclose whether the man is a student

The Independent UK

How extinction of giant ice age beasts could still affect food chains

Loss of species including mammoths, saber-tooth cats and direwolves has had long-lasting impacts and could tell us how biodiversity loss today could shape the natural world

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Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why

Understanding truffles is a ‘tricky proposition’ because most of the magic occurs underground

The Guardian - AU

We designed the turf for soccer’s biggest World Cup ever – here’s how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries

With 104 matches in 16 stadiums across Canada, the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be soccer’s biggest event ever.

The Conversation

The nonprofit status of NCAA athletic departments is starting to raise questions

With all the talk of busted brackets, game-winning shots, point spreads and Cinderellas, it was easy to miss the eye-popping offer University of Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg claimed to have received during the first weekend of March Madness.

The Conversation

Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management

Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I imagine that my role as a research dean at a medical school would be taken over by navigating chaotic grant terminations and delays of federal research funding, all justified in…

The Conversation

“I Make About 4x Her Salary”: Pregnant Bride Thinks Prenup Is Unfair, Guy Halts The Wedding

When your relationship is still developing, you don’t want to think about its demise. It’s often uncomfortable even in “what if” terms. This guy, for example, was thinking about every possibility the future held for him, and after his girlfriend got pregnant, they started talking about marriage. He believed he…

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Why are there so many 'space snowmen' in our solar system? New study offers clues

In the distant reaches of the solar system are many icy objects that resemble snowmen. Now, a new study reveals the simple way in which these mysterious objects might form.

Space

42 Times Adults Did Something So Dumb People Had No Idea How They Survived

Being an adult certainly has its perks, the biggest one being the freedom to make your own choices. But it also comes with significant challenges — you have to be responsible for your own life, which can be overwhelming at times. While most of us are trying our best to…

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Donald Trump’s food cost victory lap is short-lived as government data released hours later contradicts his claims

The numbers aren’t in Trump’s favor.

Reason

$300K Settlement Against Michigan State Over Elected Officials Allegedly Orchestrating Public Criticism of (and Racism Allegations Against) Professor

Besides the monetary settlement, MSU Trustee Dennis Denno signed a document stating, Trustee Rema Vassar signed another stating, While I… The post $300K Settlement Against Michigan State Over Elected Officials Allegedly Orchestrating Public Criticism of (and Racism Allegations Against) Professor appeared first on Reason.com.

The Conversation

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States.

The Sports Daily

Four NCAA schools hire new football coaches

Four NCAA schools hire new football coaches. The schools are Ole Miss, North Texas, Kentucky and Michigan State.

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The Independent UK

Incredibly rare 17th-century book found in Michigan State University donation bin: ‘It stood out right away’

The pigskin covered book was written in Latin by a popular Catholic moralist

The Independent UK

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

At an August event, researchers at Michigan State University asked farmers what they think of a new electric tractor

The Guardian - US

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

The Independent UK

Former Michigan State student claims cancer diagnosis due to alleged chemical exposure at school

The former student says she was forced to spray pesticides without protective equipment or training

The Independent UK

Former K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies

Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators

The Independent UK

It’s moo-ving day for dairy cattle at Michigan State University

Dozens of dairy cattle are on the move at Michigan State University

The Conversation

Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will

Columbia University agreed on July 23, 2025, to pay a US$200 million fine to the federal government and to settle allegations that it did not create a safe environment for Jewish students during Palestinian rights protests in 2024.

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