Brewing biofuel innovation

MU professors form a startup to pursue a potential biofuel breakthrough.

MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Feb. 17, 2026

Mizzou researchers track gut microbiome’s repopulation after colonoscopy

The procedure’s preparation provides a clean slate to study diet’s effect on gut health.

Feb. 17, 2026

Mizzou study links ‘dark pool’ trading activity to stock price crashes and accounting manipulation

A University of Missouri study shows that private, anonymous stock exchanges attract many inexperienced investors and allow companies to delay sharing bad news, making sudden stock price crashes more likely.

Feb. 16, 2026

Mizzou researchers uncover how plants regulate root growth

A key protein in plants controls their root length and can be modified, paving the way for longer roots, more drought-resistant crops.

Feb. 12, 2026

Road salt creates more harm to freshwater life than expected, study finds

University of Missouri researchers discovered road salt is more deadly when combined with the fear of predators, disrupting ecosystems and impacting water quality.