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AI predicts enzyme function better than leading tools
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A new artificial intelligence tool can predict the functions of enzymes based on their amino acid sequences, even when the enzymes are unstudied or poorly understo
Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Skye Shepard
Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson
Researchers reveal real-time glimpse into growth habits of nanoparticles
Lois Yoksoulian
For the first time, researchers have observed the process of nanoparticles self-assembling and crystalizing into solid materials.
Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Alejandra Zeballos
Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson
Researchers discover new class of ribosomal peptide with hemolytic activity
Shelby Lawson
Living organisms produce a myriad of natural products which can be used in modern medicine and therapeutics.
Team uses MRI to image epigenetics in the brain
Diana Yates
UPDATE: The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2022 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize,
Shannon Sirk wins NIH Trailblazer Award
Bethan Owen
Professor Shannon Sirk (MME) received the NIH NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award fo
Bacterial signaling across biofilm affected by surface structure
Shelby Lawson
Similar to how cells within human tissues communicate and function together as a whole, bacteria are also able to communicate with each other through chemical signals, a behavio
DOE Renews CABBI Five More Years
Tony Mancuso
The U.S.
Study models the causes of insomnia in menopausal women
Ananya Sen
One of the most common symptoms that women experience during menopause is sleep disruption.
James Sharp new Distinguished Senior Advisor to IGB Core Facilities
Shelby Lawson
James Sharp, one of the industry’s leading authorities in microscopy and former President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Microscopy, has accepted a role as a Distinguished Senior Advisor
Promising new biomaterial for T cell therapy, cancer patients
Jonathan King
An Illinois research team led by scientist Hua Wang (RBTE), a professor of materials sc
