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Brief interactions spur lasting waves of gene activity in the brain
Diana Yates.
A five-minute encounter with an outsider spurs a cascade of changes in gene activity in the brain that can last for hours, researchers report in a study of stickleback fish.…
DOE Funds Major Bioenergy Research Center At Illinois Through IGB and iSEE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is doubling down on energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, funding a multi-million dollar Bioenergy Research…
New grant to study fish genomics, behavior
Kathryne Metcalf.
The three-spined stickleback is a funny sort of a fish. They’re somewhat non-distinct: drabbish silver, small, and minnow-like, native to salt- and freshwater bodies throughout…
Study identifies key player in heart enlargement
Steph Adams.
The heart is a dynamic muscle that grows and shrinks in response to stressors such as exercise and disease. The secret to its malleability lies in individual cells, which get…
New 3D model predicts best planting practices for farmers
Claire Benjamin.
As farmers survey their fields this summer, several questions come to mind: How many plants germinated per acre? How does altering row spacing affect my yields? Does it make a…
Report evaluates computational genomics skills of African scientists
Emily Scott.
A new paper co-authored by Illinois and African scientists describes how an African bioinformatics network tested researchers’ ability to perform computational genomics tasks…
Stephen Long Receives Visiting Professorship at Oxford
Stephen Long, Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the departments of crop sciences and plant biology, has been appointed to the Newton Abraham Visiting Professorship in the…
Rachel Whitaker Receives Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in epigenetics, aging,…