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In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new
Claudia Lutz
Throughout the living world, parents have many ways of gifting their offspring with information they will need to help them survive.
Research confirms a new way for cells to conserve energy
Emily Scott
By proving a theory that was first proposed almost 40 years ago, researchers at the IGB have confirmed a new way that cells conserve energy.
IGB World of Genomics coming to St. Louis Science Center
One of the IGB’s most successful and comprehensive public engagement events, the World of Genomics, will be showcased for three days at the St.
First dogs in Americas arrived from Siberia, disappeared after European contact
Diana Yates
A study reported in the journal Science offers an enhanced view of the origins and ultimate fate of the first dogs in the Americas.
Study reveals how polymers relax after stressful processing
Lois Yoksoulian
The polymers that make up synthetic materials need time to de-stress after processing, researchers said.
Illinois' crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
Claire Benjamin
Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and changing climates.
Researchers engineer bacteria to exhibit stochastic Turing patterns
Siv Schwink
How did the zebra get its stripes, or the leopard its spots?
Tiny jumping roundworm undergoes unusual sexual development
Lauren Quinn
Nematodes may be among the simplest animals, but scientists can't get enough of the microscopic roundworms. They have mapped the entire genome of C.
Researchers discover a starring role for chaperone protein Hfq in gene regulation
Claudia Lutz
A cell’s efforts to respond and adapt to its external environment rely on an elaborate yet coordinated set of molecular partnerships within.
Long-term estrogen therapy changes microbial activity in the gut, study finds
Sharita Forrest
Long-term therapy with estrogen and bazedoxifene alters the microbial composition and activity in the gut, affecting how estrogen is metabolized, a new study in mice found.
New Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Lauren Todorov
Emily Scott
Lauren Todorov likes to think that life is a web — if you look hard enough, you’ll find that everything is connected.
Larger sample sizes needed to increase reproducibility in neuroscience studies
Diana Yates
Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in neuroscience, despite years of warnings that such studies likely
