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New study uses DNA sequences to look back in time at plant evolution

[ ] Scientists from North America, Europe and China have published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that reveals important details about key transitions…

Illinois, Mayo Clinic Collaborate to Revolutionize Genomic Data Analysis

[ ] Today’s researchers, working with the advantages of new, sophisticated laboratory technology, have unleashed a river of valuable biomedical data—much more, in fact, than many of…

May Berenbaum

[ ] May Berenbaum, Professor and Head of Entomology (Genomic Ecology of Global Change) received the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for achievement and…

Entomology Professor May Berenbaum Awarded National Medal of Science

[ ] University of Illinois professor of entomology and IGB faculty member May Berenbaum has been awarded the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for achievement and…

Novel Roadmap Through Bacterial Genomes Leads to New Drug Discovery

[ ] Illinois researchers develop a database that will guide and streamline the search for naturally produced antibiotics For millennia, bacteria and other microbes have engaged in…

Male Stickleback Fish Influence Offspring Behavior, Gene Expression

[ ] Researchers report that some stickleback fish fathers can have long-term effects on the behavior of their offspring: The most attentive fish dads cause their offspring to behave…

The IGB Experiment

[ ] In 2007 the University of Illinois began an innovative experiment in transdisciplinary collaboration by launching the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB). The institute’s founding…

Search for better biofuels microbes leads to the human gut

[ ] Search for better biofuels microbes leads to the human gut Scientists have scoured cow rumens and termite guts for microbes that can efficiently break down plant cell walls for…

Paul Hergenrother and Sandra Rodriguez-Zas

[ ] Paul Hergenrother, Professor of Chemistry (Cellular Decision Making in Cancer) and Sandra Rodriguez-Zas, Professor of Animal Sciences (Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental…

New research may help doctors personalize cancer treatments

[ ] New research may help doctors personalize cancer treatments Most types of tumors, including cancer, require a supply of blood to grow larger than a few millimeters. Scientists…

Where Will Science Take Us In 20 Years? Blog Provides 2034 Predictions

[ ] Where Will Science Take Us In 20 Years? New Blog Provides Predictions for the Year 2034 The Science Coalition unveiled a new blog featuring predictions of what science and…

Bruce Fouke

[ ] Bruce Fouke, Professor, Departments of Geology and Microbiology (Biocomplexity) has been chosen to serve as the 2014/2015 American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Roy…

Earth can sustain more terrestrial plant growth than previously thought

[ ] Earth can sustain more terrestrial plant growth than previously thought A new analysis suggests the planet can produce much more land-plant biomass – the total material in leaves…

Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change

[ ] Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change While hiking through the Ozarks’ characteristic oak and hickory forests as a teenager, ecologist Scott Woolbright…

Stephen A. Boppart, Martha L. Gillette

[ ] Stephen A. Boppart, Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering (Regenerative Biology & Tissue Engineering) and Martha L. Gillette, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology (Gene…

New understanding to reprogramming cells holds medical promise

[ ] Understanding barriers to reprogramming cells holds promise for regenerative medicine The recent discovery that human somatic cells (the cells of the body) can be reprogrammed in…

Researchers boost insect aggression by altering brain metabolism

[ ] Researchers boost insect aggression by altering brain metabolism Scientists report they can crank up insect aggression simply by interfering with a basic metabolic pathway in the…

Cell mechanics may hold key to how cancer spreads and recurs

[ ] Cell mechanics may hold key to how cancer spreads and recurs Cancer cells that break away from tumors to go looking for a new home may prefer to settle into a soft bed, according…

Classic Lewis Carroll character inspires new ecological model

[ ] Inspired by the Red Queen in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, collaborators from the University of Illinois and National University of Singapore improved a 35-year-old…

Securing tomorrow’s food supply by engaging today’s students

[ ] Securing tomorrow’s food supply by engaging today’s students There’s a career path filled with opportunities to improve societal well-being, combat devastating illnesses, and…