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Nathan Price: Applying systems biology to cell chemistry


As a student, Nathan Price had always preferred “quantitative science,” like engineering, to biology. But even so, he had “a definite sense that, going forward, biology was…

Darwin's Playground: Embracing the Creativity of Art and Science


Originally called “the blobs” by Chicago-artist and creator Tony Tasset, the colorful sculptures now known as Darwin’s Playground have become well-known on the University of…

Opportunities to Support


You can support the IGB in two ways: with a current gift, or an endowment. Also known as outright gifts, current gifts provide immediate financial assistance to the IGB.…

Brain Gene Expression Changes When Honey Bees Go the Distance


Tricking honey bees into thinking they have traveled long distance to find food alters gene expression in their brains, researchers report this month. Their study, in the…

Researchers Awarded $33.9 Million Grant to Study Enzyme Functions


A team of researchers led by University of Illinois biochemistry professor John A. Gerlt has received a five-year, $33.9 million grant from the National Institutes of…

IGB Theme Leader Elected to American Academy of Microbiology


University of Illinois professor William Metcalf has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, a distinction awarded to microbiologists who have made…

IGB Theme Leader Elected to American Academy of Microbiology


University of Illinois professor William Metcalf has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, a distinction awarded to microbiologists who have made…