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Nature’s Glue

Nontoxic, soy-based adhesives and wood-plastic composites are some of the new products emerging from Kaichang Li’s OSU laboratory in the Department of Wood Science and Engineering. Soy may help prevent cancer not only on your kitchen table but also in your kitchen table.

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Healthy Economy Innovation

Growing Technology

From microbes to plants, OSU researchers are leveraging biological materials to develop a variety of new products.

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Healthy Planet Stewardship

High Alert

In our research, we’re seeing a significant behavioral shift among deer and elk resulting from this fear of being preyed upon by large carnivores.”

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Earth Healthy Economy Healthy Planet Stewardship

Genes of Autumn

OSU researchers, studying aspens with scientists in Sweden and Virginia, were seeking a solution to a genetic mystery: What makes trees start reproducing after years of vegetative growth?

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Healthy Economy

Small Miracles

Nanotechnology has arrived. No longer do we just have to imagine the benefits. Advertisers tout them in cosmetics, clothing, batteries, dental adhesives, paint and golf clubs.

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Healthy Planet Stewardship

After the Fire

On a winter day last February, it was standing room only in the Medford, Oregon, city hall.