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New partnership aims to expand public engagement opportunities in genomics
Claudia Lutz
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology are extending their collaboration to bring genomics to the public.
What is DNA…
Researchers call on conservation genomics efforts to better engage with Indigenous communities and knowledge
Claudia Lutz
Throughout human ecological history, we have played a variety of roles within ecosystems around the world. In this so-called Anthropocene era, genomic innovations have given us…
IGB Profile: Zanne Newman
Claudia Lutz
Good science outreach takes strong partnerships. The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology’s public engagement efforts for local schools owe a great deal to Zanne Newman…
Tick-borne diseases reported every month of the year and in every Illinois county
Diana Yates
A new analysis of state health department data reveals that more than 6,400 Illinois residents were diagnosed with tick-borne diseases from 2004-2022…
Shiga-producing E. coli infections becoming more resistant to antibiotics, study finds
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Resistance to antimicrobial agents is rising among human infections with Escherichia coli bacteria that produce the Shiga toxin, according to a…
What have decades of eradication efforts taught us about the New World screwworm?
Diana Yates
The value of basic science into insect biology is no more evident than when a crisis arises involving a devastating insect pest like the New World…
Study Reveals Structural Chirality as a Critical Molecular Design Parameter for Targeted Cancer Therapeutics
Jonathan King and Katie Brady
Researchers in Professor of Bioengineering Xing Wang’s (CGD) lab discovered the influential role of structural chirality, or “handedness”, of a DNA nanostructure in…
IGB Profile: Mobile Bioengineering Lab
Katie Brady, Claudia Lutz
A group of undergraduate students has been awarded the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology’s Inclusive Excellence Award for a second consecutive year, extending their…
Popcorn Pedagogy Reaching New Ears
Paige Walk
Interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is drawing on Education undergraduates to address societal grand challenges and putting them…
