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Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers…

Virus-infected honey bees more likely to gain entrance to healthy hives

Diana Yates

Honey bees that guard hive entrances are twice as likely to allow in trespassers from other hives if the intruders are infected with the Israeli acute paralysis virus, a deadly…

Lisa Ainsworth of USDA-ARS elected to NAS

Claire Benjamin

Lisa Ainsworth (CABBI/GEGC), a research plant physiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and adjunct professor of plant biology and crop sciences at the…

Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes

LOIS YOKSOULIAN

Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and analysis techniques; for example, tests for the novel coronavirus can take days to detect the…

Pigs push forward quick solution for emergency ventilators

Lauren Quinn

When Matt Wheeler (RBTE) got the call on a Sunday morning in March – just two days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his first stay-at-home order – he wasn’t expecting to launch…

U of I partners with Carle Health and State to increase COVID-19 testing


Back in early March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began shuttering businesses and schools across the United States, Chris Brooke wondered how he’d teach his classes online. As…

Alison Bell to Assume Leadership of IGB Research Theme

Alisa King

Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Alison Bell will be assuming leadership of the Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity (GNDP) research theme at the…

Lisa Stubbs Departs the University of Illinois

Alisa King

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Lisa Stubbs, a pioneer in mammalian regulatory machinery, will be departing the IGB after serving for eight years as theme leader of…

Physical force alone spurs gene expression

Diana Yates

Cells will ramp up gene expression in response to physical forces alone, a new study finds. Gene activation, the first step of protein production, starts less than one…

Triple-Threat Genetic Toolkit for Producing Eco-Friendly Chemicals

Jenna Kurtzweil

Researchers have developed a triad of innovative tools to engineer low-pH-tolerant yeast Issatchenkia orientalis for production of valuable bioproducts from renewable…

Computational human cell reveals new insights

Lois Yoksoulian

Researchers have developed the first computational model of a human cell and simulated its behavior for 15 minutes – the longest time achieved for a biological system of this…

Bacterial protein fragment kills lung cells in pulmonary fibrosis

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

A bacterial protein fragment instigates lung tissue death in pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious disease affecting millions of people worldwide, according to a new study from…