Mind Over Matter: Placebos Prove Powerful…Even When People Know They’re Taking One
How much of a treatment is mind over matter? It is well documented that people often feel better after taking a treatment without active ingredients…
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Mysterious Giant Viruses: Gargantuan in Size and Complexity
In recent years, giant viruses have been unearthed in several of the world’s most mysterious locations, from the thawing permafrost of Siberia to locations unknown…
Research Shows Significant Mitigation of Global Warming Is Possible With Biomass Fuels
Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according to a long-term field study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University…
Organized Cybercrime – Hacker Networks Are Not Your Average Mafia
Does the common stereotype for “organized crime” hold up for organizations of hackers? Research from Michigan State University is one of the first to identify…
Hidden Costs of Conservation Take Bite Out of Benefits
Scientists at Michigan State University’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability show that even popular conservation programs can harbor hidden costs, often for vulnerable populations. Returning…
Your Car May Be Vulnerable to Cyberattacks – Even the Smartest of Smart Cars Have Issues
The emergence of smart cars has opened the door to limitless possibilities for technology and innovation – but also to threats beyond the car itself….
Dangerous Effects of Sleep Deprivation Much Worse Than Previously Thought
Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab has conducted one of the largest sleep studies to date, revealing that sleep deprivation affects us much more…
Helpful Insects and Their Response to Agricultural Landscape Changes
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
France Banned This Common Food Additive the FDA Says Is Safe – Who Is Right?
Michigan State University and University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are refuting an earlier French government-funded study that claims titanium dioxide, a common food additive…
Nano-Sized Factories Based on Bacteria Targeted for Biotech [Video]
The lab of Cheryl Kerfeld at Michigan State University has created a synthetic nano-sized factory, based on natural ones found in bacteria. This research could someday lead to…
Antibacterial Substance in Toothpaste Helps Combat Cystic Fibrosis
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with an already FDA-approved drug. Michigan…
New Computational Approach to Solving the Schrödinger Equation
A group of Michigan State University researchers specializing in quantum calculations has proposed a radically new computational approach to solving the complex many-particle Schrödinger equation,…
Evidence of Galaxy Star Birth Regulated by Black Holes
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe’s largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak…
Transparent Luminescent Solar Concentrator Creates Solar Energy Without Blocking the View
By using small organic molecules that absorb specific nonvisible wavelengths of sunlight, researchers at Michigan State University have developed a transparent luminescent solar concentrator that…
Scientists Rethink How Neutron Stars Heat Up
A newly published study details how the surface of a neutron star heats up, identifying previously unknown layers where nuclear reactions within the crust cause…
Bacterium Cupriavidus Metallidurans Can Turn Toxins into Gold
Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans has the ability to withstand incredible amounts of toxicity, which is apparently key…
New Biofuel Production Process Improves Energy Recovery
Using bacteria to breakdown and ferment agricultural waste into ethanol, MSU microbiologists have developed bioelectrochemical systems known as microbial electrolysis cells, which use a second…
MSU Researchers Show How New Viruses Evolve Through Mutations
Researchers at Michigan State University are studying how viruses evolve and potentially become deadly mutations. For the first time ever, scientists were able show how…