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[ 2024-04 ] Sixteen academic professionals and civil service staff members, including two from the IGB, have received the Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award recognizing exceptional…

[ 2024-04 ] In coastal arid regions where water sources are scarce, windborne fog droplets play a crucial role in sustaining life. Many plants collect droplets from the fog, serving as a…

[ 2024-04 ] Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships. Evolution, ecology and behavior professor Alison Bell and architecture…

[ 2024-04 ] Every year, the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is awarded approximately $65 million in sponsored programs funding. The road to getting these awards is often long and…

[ 2024-03 ] The Bill and Julie Kellner Center for Neurogenomics, Behavior and Society will bring together a breadth of fields, including genomic biology, neuroscience, the social sciences,…

[ 2024-03 ] Scientists have long pondered the beginnings of life on Earth. One theory is that RNA, which is ubiquitous across all domains of life, played a central role in early life. Similar…

[ 2024-03 ] Some political figures seek to remove references to slavery from the study of American history, adding to the vast knowledge gaps that stem from the transatlantic slave trade. To…

[ 2024-03 ] Living organisms produce a diverse suite of natural products which can be harnessed for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. Among these products, ribosomally synthesized and post-…

[ 2024-03 ] Of all the carbon stored in ecosystems around the world, about half can be found in soils. Depending on climate, vegetation, and management, soils can be either a carbon source or…

[ 2024-03 ] The annual holiday party at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is widely considered to be a must-attend event, and for good reason. All the floors of the main IGB…

[ 2024-03 ] Undergraduate research will take center stage on July 26, 2024, during the STEM Career Exploration and Symposium at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The free, full-day…

[ 2024-03 ] Although prevention and treatment strategies are available for influenza, they are not sufficient for vulnerable populations such as young children and newborns. In a new study,…

[ 2024-03 ] New, highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers in the…

[ 2024-03 ] Jonathan Sweedler (BSD/CABBI/MMG), a professor of chemistry, and Fan Lam (GNDP), a professor of bioengineering, outlined how spatial omics technologies can reveal the molecular…

[ 2024-03 ] An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement, led by…

[ 2024-03 ] Some animals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost structures, exemplified by a lizard regrowing its tail. However, this regenerative process must be tightly regulated…

[ 2024-03 ] Recently, the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology hosted the third installment of its Genomics for Faith workshop series — a part of the broader Genomics forTM program…

[ 2024-03 ] Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have recently received a three-year commitment of $250,000 for examining Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The labs of Christina…

[ 2024-03 ] Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how…

[ 2024-02 ] It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping behavior. Recently it has been found that genes governing…