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Machine learning method helps bring diagnostic testing out of the lab
Katie Brady
What if people could detect cancer and other diseases with the same speed and ease of a pregnancy test or blood glucose meter? Researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for…
Heat-resilient crops are within reach — given enough time and money
Diana Yates
Laboratory and field experiments have repeatedly shown that modifying the process of photosynthesis or the physical characteristics of plants can make crops more resilient to…
Easy Cowpeasy: RIPE team develops new gene expression tool for cowpea
Allie Arp and Claudia Lutz
A team from the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency project has developed a tool that will enable scientists to better explore cowpea gene expression with the click…
Study Links Urinary Tract Bacteria to Prostate Cancer
Cancer Center at Illinois
A study led by Jason Ridlon (MME) has revealed that bacteria in the urinary tract can turn corticosteroids into androgens—hormones that help prostate cancer grow. The research…
‘Future-proofing’ crops will require urgent, consistent effort
Diana Yates
In a review in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Stephen Long (BSD/CABBI/PFS), a professor of crop sciences and of plant biology at the University of…
Two-step method to prevent biofilm regrowth is a SLAM dunk
Katie Brady
Most people have encountered the black, grey, or pink stains of bacterial biofilms built up on the bathroom tiles or kitchen sink. Even with vigorous scrubbing and strong…
Advancing research collaboration: Exploring the practice of team science
Rosemary Keane
Researchers from across campus gathered for The Science and Practice of Team Science panel discussion hosted by the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and co-sponsored…
New chemical engineering application expands possibilities for targeted drug delivery
Jeni Bushman
A new avenue for targeted drug delivery has been proposed by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their findings, published in Materials Today Bio…
Could nanoplastics in the environment turn E. coli into a bigger villain?
Lauren Quinn
Nanoplastics are everywhere. These fragments are so tiny they can accumulate on bacteria and be taken up by plant roots; they’re in our food, our water, and our bodies.…
