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IGB Profile: Core Facilities
Claudia Lutz
A foundational step in the scientific process is observation. The more we learn about the natural world, the further scientists have to go to make novel observations—to see…
Spatial Mapping Technique Allows Researchers to Understand Tumor Architecture
Hailee Munno
Tumors contain many different types of cells organized in complex spatial patterns that can influence how the disease progresses. Because of this, it is hard to predict how a…
Scaling African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Hawwa Gabier, Fatu Badiane Markey
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), an ambitious Pan-African initiative, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), is advancing large-…
Engineered yeast gives the U.S. a green edge in the critical minerals market
Lois Yoksoulian
There is a new, U.S.-based, environmentally friendly method for mining rare-earth elements used in consumer electronics, clean energy, defense and biomedical imaging. By using…
Shukla receives Pivot Research Award to advance next-generation crop engineering
Kristina Shidlauski
Diwakar Shukla (BSD/CAMBERS/MMG), professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a five-year, $1.75 million…
New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change
Lois Yoksoulian
Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans’ delicate chemical and biological balance. A new study, however,…
Microbial assembly line makes plastic upcycling programmable
Diana Yates
By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the waste into a variety of useful products.
The…
Comprehensive genetic library for soybean cyst nematode could renew resistance, profitability for soybean growers
Lauren Quinn
Few pests eat away at farm profitability as much as soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Causing at least $1.5 billion in yield losses annually, it’s soybean’s single biggest threat.…
Plants speak in chemicals — scientists are learning how to listen
Lauren Quinn
Plants may look inert and harmless, but, at any given moment, they’re waging chemical warfare against attackers, preparing tissues to withstand freezing temperatures, or…
