Claire Benjamin
Five years ago, the United Nations committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030. Since then, however, world hunger has continued to rise.
Alisa King
Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology Erik Nelson (ACPP) has won a $4.5M Era of Hope Scholar Award from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Breast Cancer R
Lauren Quinn
Since COVID-19 began its menacing march across Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and then across the world, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken a “whatever works” strategy to ensure it
Phil Ciciora
Genome editing of human embryos represents one of the most contentious potential scientific applications today.
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Thin tissue grafts and flexible electronics have a host of applications for wound healing, regenerative medicine and biosensing.
Maddie Blaauw and the MCB Communications Office
Much like humans eat food in order to obtain essential nutrients, bacteria acquire nutrients by importing them.
Alisa King
Just like humans, microbes have equipped themselves with tools to recognize and defend themselves against viral invaders.
Diana Yates
Researchers studied the effects of a 12-week exercise regimen on 148 active-duty Air Force airmen, half of whom also received a twice-daily nutrient beverage that included prote
Diana Yates
The banyan fig tree Ficus microcarpa is famous for its aerial roots, which sprout from branches and eventually reach the soil.
Jordan Goebig
Researchers affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois and the IGB discovered a novel small molecule compound that is now the subject of a new global licensing agreement betw
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.
Phil Ciciora
Well-intentioned “citizen scientists” developing homemade COVID-19 vaccines may believe they’re inoculating themselves against the ongoing pandemic, but the practice of self-exp