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Close-up of soil between rows of corn in a field.

KBS researchers show that bacteria don’t need to be alive to spread antibiotic resistance in soil

05.02.22

Recent research from W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists showed that dead bacteria can spread antibiotic resistance in soil after their demise, through a process called horizontal gene transfer. The paper, published in the journal ... Read More

Headshot photo of Bruno Basso.

Basso adds prominent board appointment to recent honors

03.28.22

Bruno Basso, Michigan State University foundation professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Natural Science and a W. K. Kellogg Biological Station faculty member, has been appointed a member of the ... Read More

Female and male Trinidadian guppies against a grey background. Credit to Emily Kane.

Should we stay or should we go? KBS researchers study guppies to discover motivations for travel

01.31.22

“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More

A field planted with soybeans at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station with a row of trees in the background.

Bruno Basso among MSU researchers recognized by AAAS for contributions to science

01.28.22

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, has announced its 2021 fellows, and KBS researcher Bruno Basso has been named to the list. Basso, MSU Foundation Professor ... Read More

Drawing combining butterflies and artillery shells. Credit to Atieh Sohrabi.

‘Of Bombs and Butterflies’ with Nick Haddad

12.09.21

The largest population of endangered St. Francis' Satyr butterflies lives in a seemingly inhospitable environment: wetlands in the middle of active artillery ranges at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.But as ecologist and KBS Long-term Ecological ... Read More

A fence runs alongside a pasture where cows are grazing, on Conservation Reserve Program acreage.

$3.4M grant helps Basso, collaborators to quantify benefits of Conservation Reserve Program

12.09.21

When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More

Kay Gross, center, stands with Brian Wilsey and Lynn Clark of Iowa State University.

Former KBS director Kay Gross honored with Distinguished Alumni award

12.08.21

Dr. Katherine "Kay" Gross, Michigan State University distinguished professor emeritus of plant biology and a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher for more than three decades, has been honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from ... Read More

Green algal blooms cover the surface of lakewater. Credit to Liz Harrell.

A murky question: What does groundwater have to do with lake algal blooms?

10.06.21

The causes of troublesome lake algae are not always clear, but an interdisciplinary research project with W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher Elena Litchman and a colleague from Michigan State University have identified one factor: ... Read More

Graphic in pink, green and blue hues, depicting the microbial community in a human gut. Credit to Darryl Leja.

Into the microbiome: KBS researchers at forefront of exploring microbial communities

09.29.21

Microscopic communities are the foundation for all ecosystems and essential to plant, animal and human well-being, yet their interactions and relationships aren’t well understood. With that in mind, a community of pioneering scientists ... Read More

KBS LTER undergraduate researcher Annabelle McCarthy, peers through binoculars while standing in an agricultural field planted with prairie strips. Credit to Jamie Smith.

KBS joins multi-state effort to increase the adoption of prairie strips across the Midwest

09.09.21

Before there were the gently rolling hills of farmland and forest we see today, southwest Michigan’s landscape included large areas of prairie habitat. Dominated by wildflowers, grasses, and sedges, these habitats were maintained by ... Read More

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