Judy Wall, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is working on an alternative way to clean up such sites. Her laboratory, in partnership with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., is looking at eventually using bacteria to reduce toxic metals to inert substances.
August 2009
Stinky little uranium traps
Sulfate-reducing bacteria smell terrible but can make radioactive toxins less harmful
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Less feed, more filling
MU researchers are determining why some cows need less food to achieve weight goals
Researchers at the University of Missouri may someday be able to help ranchers identify cattle that mysteriously have the ability to gain weight while eating less. By breeding herds of these otherwise ordinary animals, farmers may be able to decrease one of their significant business costs.
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Seeing Green
New technology at MU's Delta Research Center has the potential to keep money in farmers' pockets and help protect the environment
University of Missouri scientists have played a key role in developing new technology that takes the guesswork out of deciding how much nitrogen to apply to crops. The technology has the potential to keep money in farmers' pockets and help protect the environment.
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Mapping new directions for K-12 education
MU prepares young people for opportunities in medical science
What do swine flu pandemics and stem cell biology have in common? Medical scientists use sophisticated mapping tools to track the development of both. The University of Missouri, with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is using mapping to give Missouri high school teachers and students a better understanding of fundamental concepts of human health, biology and medical sciences.
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