Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
[ ] In the concourse research lab of IGB, a robotic system is changing the face of synthetic biology. Described as a one-of-a-kind “living foundry,” the system is a platform for…
[ ] 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. The…
[ ] 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 Center…
[ ] 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…
[ ] 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…
[ ] 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…
[ ] A new paper co-authored by Illinois and African scientists describes how an African bioinformatics network tested researchers’ ability to perform computational genomics tasks that…
[ ] Frustrated with the irrelevance of many mouse experiments to human health, some scientists have started testing new drug therapies on dogs with cancer. The Morris Animal…
[ ] 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 Department…
[ ] The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today announced five new Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) awards to researchers conducting pioneering research in epigenetics, aging, and…
[ ] The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) has awarded Principal Investigator Amy Marshall-Colón, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Illinois…
[ ] Since his freshman year of college, Yuhao Min has been passionate about research. Now a rising senior at the University of Illinois, he’s getting to pursue what he loves through…
[ ] From May 18th to 20th in Chicago, over 15,000 visitors experienced the World of Genomics at the Field Museum of Natural History, a three-day event presented by the Carl R. Woese…
[ ] Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Assistant Professor of Nutrition (ONC-PM) and Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, and…
[ ] Mice have a reputation for timidity. Yet when confronted with an unfamiliar peer, a mouse may respond by rearing, chasing, grappling, and biting—and come away with altered…
[ ] From May 18th to 20th in Chicago, over 10,000 visitors experienced the World of Genomics at the Field Museum of Natural History, a three-day event presented by the Carl R. Woese…
[ ] Forensics (Northbrook, Ill., May 4) – A study of the DNA of the nameless people who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexican border indicates they have disproportionately greater…
[ ] The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of their 2017 members, including three from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of…
[ ] One of humankind’s oldest industrial partners is yeast, a familiar microbe that enabled early societies to brew beer and leaven bread and empowers modern ones to synthesize…
[ ] By 2050, we will need to feed 2 billion more people on less land. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide levels are predicted to hit 600 parts per million—a 50% increase over today’s levels—…
