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Study tracks genomic changes that reinforce darter speciation

[ ] When they share habitat, orangethroat and rainbow darters tend to avoid one another, even though they are closely related and can produce “hybrid” offspring. The males compete…

Eight Illinois researchers rank among world’s most influential

[ ] Eight faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list, a global listing of scientists who produced the…

Dozens of potential new antibiotics discovered with free online app

[ ] A new web tool speeds the discovery of drugs to kill Gram-negative bacteria, which are responsible for the vast majority of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths. The tool…

Signature call in cowbirds is the password that unlocks song learning

[ ] They say it takes a village to raise a child. But if you are a cowbird, left by your parents to be hatched and raised in the nest of unwitting foster parents, how do you know who…

Artificial intelligence to run the chemical factories of the future

[ ] A new proof-of-concept study details how an automated system driven by artificial intelligence can design, build, test and learn complex biochemical pathways to efficiently…

Smartphone diagnostics kit for infectious diseases

[ ] Infectious diseases such as Zika and Dengue remain a top contributor to death and disability across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Diagnosing and treating…

Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source

[ ] A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to help authorities quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally…

LAS Dean's Distinguished Lecture with IGB Director

[ ] The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has established the LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture to provide wider opportunity for people to hear from faculty who are leaders in…

Kleinmuntz Center Inaugural Year

[ ] In its inaugural year of operation, the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society significantly enhanced and accelerated the broader impact of the…

Study tracks evolutionary history of metabolic networks

[ ] By analyzing how metabolic enzymes are built and organized, researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history of metabolism. Their study shows how metabolic networks – which…

Study provides framework for 1 billion years of green plant evolution

[ ] Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of nearly 200 plant scientists, the culmination of a nine-year research project…

Goldenfeld co-leads initiative tackling 'last great problem of classical physics'

[ ] The rich complexity of turbulence—with its wide range of length and time scales—poses a major challenge to the development of predictive models based on fluid dynamics. Now, four…

University of Illinois announces Center for Digital Agriculture

[ ] The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the creation of the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA), a new center that brings together agricultural producers,…

IGB forms external advisory Leadership Council

[ ] The IGB undergoes regular, external review from leaders in academia, industry, and government to assess all aspects of the institute. The External Advisory Board that has…

Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn

[ ] Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise. But ozone, a noxious chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, has received relatively little…

Goldenfeld receives Leo P. Kadanoff Prize of the American Physical Society

[ ] Swanlund Professor of Physics Nigel Goldenfeld (BCXT lead/CGRH/GNDP) has won the 2020 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize of the American Physical Society (APS). The prize recognizes a…

Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in single step

[ ] As their Latin name indicates, pineapples are truly “excellent fruits”—and thanks to a freshly completed genome sequencing project, researchers have gained a new understanding of…

Fish fathers exhibit signatures of “baby brain” that may aid parental behavior

[ ] Many new parents are familiar with terms like “baby brain” or “mommy brain” that hint at an unavoidable decline in cognitive function associated with the hormonal changes of…

Scientists find ways to improve ‘crop of inequality’ cassava

[ ] Today, as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, hundreds of emerging leaders focused on fighting global inequality came together at the Bill & Melinda Gates…

New IGB research theme takes closer look at protection of genomic data

[ ] Genomic technologies have the power to transform individual healthcare for the better. But with that power comes responsibility—the responsibility to protect the privacy of the…