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Study identifies gene clusters in rhizobia linked to robust legume growth
Diana Yates
In a new study, scientists used nearly every tool in their toolkit — genomics, transcriptomics, greenhouse experiments and advanced statistical methods — to gain new insight…
New IGB theme aims to boost the bioeconomy through the revitalization of an ancient biological partnership
Claudia Lutz
Since the dawn of agriculture, our societies have been powered by the sunlight captured by plants and supplied by the chemical toolbox of microbes that tap into the resources…
African bioeconomy through the lens of biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
Hawwa Gabier, Fatu Badiane Markey
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute has published a paper capturing its ambitious effort to advance genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa,…
New award from the Ono Pharma Foundation provides a boost to therapeutic discovery
Claudia Lutz
The adaptive immune system is a biological marvel, able to respond flexibly to a never-ending parade of pathogens. To produce effective germ-fighting antibodies, though, immune…
Flightpath Biosciences licenses microbiome-sparing antibiotic developed at Illinois
Diana Yates
Flightpath Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of precision therapeutics targeting bacterial pathogens, has licensed a class of…
IGB Profile: Umnia Doha
Katie Brady
As a PhD student in mechanical engineering, Umnia Doha spent hours imaging 3D tissue scaffolds on the confocal microscopes in the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic…
Stephen Long recognized as 2025 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer
Marianne Stein
Stephen Long (BSD/CAMBERS/PFS), Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as a…
How are veterinarians advancing cancer research in dogs, and people?
Diana Yates
People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very…
Manipulation of light at the nanoscale helps advance biosensing
Katie Brady
Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care diagnostics are instead low…
