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Scientists monitor crop photosynthesis, performance using invisible light
Claire Benjamin
Twelve-foot metal poles with long outstretched arms dot a Midwestern soybean field to monitor an invisible array of light emitted by crops.
DOE grants $10.6 million to produce more biodiesel, biojet fuel
Claire Benjamin
The U.S.
Researchers use economic concept to understand microbial communities
Emily Scott
A popular economic concept is helping IGB researchers understand how microbial communities operate.
Omics Nanotechnology for Cancer Precision Medicine
Janet McGreevy
MNTL & IGB Team Up to Develop Use-at-Home Sample Collection Assay for Cancer Patients
Reach out and feed someone: Automated system finds rapid honey bee networks
Claudia Lutz
“Only connect”—E. M.
Two IGB faculty members selected for distinguished chairs
News Bureau
Four faculty members, including two from the IGB, have been selected for endowed chairs deemed to be among the most distinguished honors on the campus.
Novel chip-based gene expression tool analyzes RNA quickly and accurately
Laura Schmitt
A University of Illinois and Mayo collaboration has demonstrated a novel gene expression analysis technique that can accurately measure levels of RNA quickly and directly from a
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees, study finds
Diana Yates
When given the choice, honey bee foragers prefer to collect sugar syrup laced with the fungicide chlorothalonil over sugar syrup alone, researchers report in the journal Sci
Virus-bacteria coevolution solves diversity paradox by 'Killing the Winner'
Siv Schwink
There is remarkable biodiversity in all but the most extreme ecosystems on Earth.
Reach out and feed someone: Automated system finds rapid honey bee networks
Claudia Lutz
“Only connect”—E. M.
Unsuspected flexibility offers new pathway to cancer drug development
Claudia Lutz
Illinois research uncovers cross-system signaling activity by growth factors that direct blood vessel growth and influence the progression of cancer, stroke recovery, and ot
