Science News from the Bond LSC
Nematode-resistant soybean plants a goal for LSC investigator
Bond LSC investigator Melissa Mitchum is uncovering how the costly soybean cyst nematode parasitizes its host; her discoveries, documented in eight recent papers, could lead to soybean plants with better resistance to nematode invasion. >>
New MU faculty member David Mendoza-Cozatl unravels plant transport systems
Basic research into the mechanisms used by plants to move essential and toxic metals from roots to leaves and leaves to seeds could help develop new plant varieties, such as staple grains that won't accumulate toxic metals, even if planted in contaminated soil. >>
New melanoma detection device holds promise to revolutionize cancer treatment
Newly created Viator Technologies Inc is positioned to commercialize a novel invention developed at MU; it uses photoacoustic technology to detect individual melanoma cells. >>
New work sheds light on plant immune systems and distress signal pathway
Discoveries within Walter Gassmann's lab add a new level of understanding about how plants sense and transmit internal signals that help fight disease; these findings could lead to engineering crops with better resistance to fungi, bacteria and other pathogens. >>
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March 16-18, 2012
The 8th Annual MU Life Sciences and Society Symposium "Food Sense"
April 16-21, 2012
Life Sciences Week 2012 at the University of Missouri
