http://www.statenews.com MSU chemical engineering professor Dennis Miller spends his days researching a seed 1/16th of an inch in diameter. The canola seed, which can be used to produce biodiesel, could be one answer to achieving energy independence, he said. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:33:15 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/32958 Everybody please tell your reps not to screw with these two programs. They are really important to the economy of michigan. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:25:03 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/32958 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/32961 MSU Extension’s mission is supposed to be focused on agriculture. Take the research dollars and give directly to the professors involved. Cut out the overhead. BTW: there are probably 25 other labs worldwide, working on the same issue. What makes MSU’s approach so much better, it will best the other 24? Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:51:32 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/32961 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33092 Easy answer, clearly you’ve never set foot in a lab or worked in science. While we’re at it, why not just scrap all the cancer labs and just have one cancer lab! Here’s an example of MSU besting the other 24. http://news.msu.edu/story/5847/ Science isn’t like coloring books. You don’t just do the same thing in a linear scale, you have a wide variety of approaches, methods and biases. History shows that the civilization investing most into R&D generally flourishes. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:33:15 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/33092