<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/msu-researchers-uncover-new-potential-for-ancient-mint-plants.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><pubDate>01/23/2023</pubDate><title>MSU researchers uncover new potential for ancient mint plants</title><description>MSU researchers have traced the evolution of mint genomes for potential future applications that range from medicines to pesticides to antimicrobials.</description><author>Emilie Lorditch</author><hero-image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/abby-and-emily.jpg" alt="L-R: Emily Lanier and Abigail Bryson Credit: Björn Hamberger"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/abby-and-emily-preview.jpg" alt="Emily Lanier and Abigail Bryson"/></image><tags><tag>bmb</tag><tag>hot topics</tag></tags></item>