Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American cultivated potato has revealed a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped spuds adapt over thousands of years

Michigan State University biometric expert Anil Jain and his team are working to solve the biggest problems facing fingerprint recognition systems today

A good night's sleep can serve as a protecting factor between job stress and unhealthy eating in the evening, indicates a new study

The audio breakthrough could eventually lead to such consumer products as a foldable loudspeaker, a voice-activated security patch for computers, and even a talking newspaper

As federal and state funding continues to hang in the balance, along with ever-increasing competition for grant dollars, this makes looking for alternative funding sources a priority

Imagine: an ultrathin smart tablet that can be stretched from mini-size to extra large

Molecular diagnostic system can identify dangerous bacteria such as E. coli, staph infections, and even some superbugs

The man-made, small-molecule drug compound goes after a gene’s ability to produce RNA molecules and certain proteins in melanoma tumors

Recent findings show how MSU researchers have designed a surface display system to attach cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to yeast and other surfaces

The ancient remedy artemisinin stopped the ability of TB-causing bacteria, known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to become dorman

The discovery has been hailed as a "milestone," and the renowned journal Science called it "a watershed in metabolon research" 

The recent research also offers new information for a cure

Bioelectrodes also have a big appetite for waste and are ready to be scaled up and used to clean up industrial sites while producing electricity as a byproduct

While previous research on helping has focused largely on the effects of the beneficiaries, this is one of the first studies to focus on the helpers

The fibers are hair-like protein filaments called “pili” that have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons per second