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April 9, 2025

Seeing beyond chlorophyll’s glow

Mizzou researchers genetically engineer plants to optimize microscopy By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC Gary Stacey’s lab is a breeding ground for model plants, curated to get the most precise image of the plant leaf tissues. Those plants help scientists at Mizzou and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) bridge plant science and microscopy to capture…

March 19, 2025

Dai driven by the craft of recycling carbon

https://flic.kr/p/2qvqt8s Susie Dai, engineering professor and Bond LSC principal investigator | photo by Roger Meissen, Bond LSC By Sophie Rentschler | Bond LSC Susie Dai doesn’t like to waste time, something obvious as she translates Emily Dickinson poems from English to her native Chinese while waiting for an oil change. She would much rather prefer…

Feb. 14, 2025

Bing Yang honored by St. Louis Academy of Sciences

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Academy of Science – St. Louis is proud to announce the recipients of the 27th Annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, and technology. The awards ceremony will be held on April 3, 2025, at the…

Feb. 4, 2025

Searching for alternative lung cancer treatment

Non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma occurs in the glandular tissue of the lung and is illustrated here with a histopathology light micrograph. | Adobe Stock By Roger Meissen | Bond LSC Treating lung cancer is tricky business. Not only is it more deadly than other cancers due to late diagnosis, but resistance also grows quickly against…

Dec. 11, 2024

A call for resilience

Plant scientists recommend concerted approach to global food security Adobe Stock image By Roger Meissen | Bond Life Sciences Center Climate change presents increasing dangers to crops, and plant scientists across the world recognize rapid changes are needed to prepare for its threats. That’s the message a coalition of plant and agriculture researchers detailed recently…

April 29, 2024

From athlete to scientist, NIH grant latest feat for researcher

Kim Jasmer, assistant research professor of biochemistry, in the lab of Gary Weisman at Bond LSC | photo by Roger Meissen, Bond LSC By Sarah Gassel | Bond LSC In the spring of 2009, Kim Jasmer, a swimmer from the University of Washington, arrived at the University of Missouri for the Missouri Grand Prix, one…

March 26, 2024

How Brucella bacteria find the sweet spot during infection

Research illuminates how one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases infects cells By Sarah Gassel | Bond LSC When bacteria invade a…

Feb. 12, 2024

Bond LSC researchers create model to shorten flu vaccine development and bolster efficiency

Cheng Gao built the MAIVeSS model to accurately predict optimal flu vaccine viruses when provided with a virus strain. | Photo by Sarah Gassel, Bond LSC By Sarah Gassel | Bond LSC Flu vaccines could be getting a booster of their own with the help of machine learning. MAIVeSS — the Machine-learning Assisted Influenza VaccinE…

Feb. 1, 2024

Revealing cancer: immunotherapy advancement makes cancer easier to find by immune system

Close up illustration of isolated cancer cells at molecular scale. | Adobe Stock Joint release by Hokkaido University, Toyo University and University of Missouri Researchers in Japan and the United States have developed a novel method for boosting the immune system’s capability to detect and eliminate cancer cells. This technology robustly augments the amount of…

Jan. 9, 2024

Bond Life Sciences Center: A 20-year journey of scientific triumphs

By Beni Adelstein When Julia Rodriguez walked into Bond Life Sciences Center in 2004, she and dozens of others…