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Can genetic genealogy restore family narratives disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade?

Diana Yates

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

Researchers discover a new natural product, a RiPP-fatty acid hybrid molecule

Shelby Lawson

Living organisms produce a diverse suite of natural products which can be harnessed for medicinal and therapeutic purposes.

DayCent-CABBI: New Model Integrates Soil Microbes, Large Perennial Grasses

April Wendling, Anjali Yedavalli

Of all the carbon stored in ecosystems around the world, about half can be found in soils.

July STEM Career Exploration and Symposium at Illinois

Lauren Quinn

Undergraduate research will take center stage on July 26, 2024, during the

Newborn piglets serve as a model for studying influenza

Ananya Sen

Although prevention and treatment strategies are available for influenza, they are not sufficient for vulnerable populations such as young children and newborns.

Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

Lois Yoksoulian

New, highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention, re

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

Shelby Lawson

Some animals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost structures, exemplified by a lizard regrowing its tail.

New grant to study Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ananya Sen

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have recently received a three-year commitment of $250,000 for examining Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

NIH grant to support research into connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity

Lauren Otolski

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 differ

Concerns of genetic determinism of behavior by linking environmental influences, genetic research

Shelby Lawson

It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping behavior.