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IGB Profile: Darci Edmonson

[ ] 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…

Newborn piglets serve as a model for studying influenza

[ ] 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,…

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

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

Painting a molecular portrait of the brain with mass spectrometry and deep learning

[ ] 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…

Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow

[ ] 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…

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

[ ] 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…

Genomics for Faith explores potential and ethics of stem cell research

[ ] 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…

New grant to study Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

[ ] 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…

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

[ ] 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…

Addressing societal concerns of genetic determinism of human behavior by linking environmental influences and genetic research

[ ] 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…

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

[ ] The gut microbiome interacts with the loss of female sex hormones to exacerbate metabolic disease, including weight gain, fat in the liver and the expression of genes linked with…

Despite uncertainties, cellulosic biofuels still a win for ground transportation

[ ] Despite the fervor around electric vehicles and their potential to reduce the transportation sector’s carbon footprint, 2023 projections suggest EVs won’t edge out gas-powered…

IGB Profile: Erinn Dady

[ ] Over the past few decades, the food industry has increasingly leaned on the concept of molecular gastronomy—approaching cooking from the perspective of chemistry. Erinn Dady’s…

Machine learning used to classify fossils of extinct pollen

[ ] In the quest to decipher the evolutionary relationships of extinct organisms from fossils, researchers often face challenges in discerning key features from weathered fossils, or…

Cape Lion was genetically diverse prior to extinction, researchers find

[ ] Cape lions used to roam the Cape Flats grassland plains of South Africa, in what is now known as Western Cape Providence. When Europeans arrived in South Africa in the mid-1600s,…

Taher Saif elected to National Academy of Engineering

[ ] Taher Saif (M-CELS/RBTE), the Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, has been elected to the National…

Zeynep Madak Erdogan Receives American Association for Cancer Research Award

[ ] Cancer Center at Illinois Associate Director for Education and Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer, Zeynep Madak Erdogan (CGD/GSP/EIRH) received the…

Microbial division of labor produces higher biofuel yields

[ ] Scientists have found a way to boost ethanol production via yeast fermentation, a standard method for converting plant sugars into biofuels. Their approach, detailed in the…

New insights into how epilancin 15X kills bacteria

[ ] Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat that requires urgent attention. In a new study, published in Frontiers in Microbiology, researchers investigated how the…

Talking tomatoes: How their communication is influenced by enemies and friends

[ ] Plants produce a range of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds that influence their interactions with the world around them. In a new study, researchers at the University…