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Researchers enhance efficiency of CRISPR-Cas12a system using base Z

Shelby Lawson

CRISPR, (short for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”), is a groundbreaking gene-editing tool that empowers scientists to finely manipulate DNA,…

Tina Barbasch

Shelby Lawson

Decoding decisions of parental stickleback fish

Growing up in upstate New York, Tina Barbasch spent countless hours catching salamanders and frogs in her backyard woods…

Nerves prompt muscle to release factors that boost brain health

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

Exercise prompts muscles to release molecular cargo that boosts brain cell function and connection, but the process is not well understood. New research from the…

Understanding the language of proteins

Stuart Robbins

Architecturally, Large Language Models are the basis for Generative AI popularized by ChatGPT from OpenAI, and similar products from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and C3.AI. …

Engineered increase in mesophyll conductance improves photosynthetic efficiency in field trial

RIPE Communications

It is possible to engineer increased mesophyll conductance in plants according to new research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mesophyll conductance plays a…

IGB faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members, including three from the IGB, have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and…

New photonic crystal approach can enable sensitive and affordable detection of biomarkers

Shelby Lawson

Biomarkers are small molecules of interest to researchers, because they can indicate underlying diseases, often even before symptoms even appear. However, detecting these…

Tibetan plateau had broader social dimensions than previously thought

Ananya Sen

The Tibetan plateau—the world’s highest and largest plateau—poses a challenge to the people who live there because of its extreme climate. In a new study, researchers have…

IGB employees honored with Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award

Maeve Reilly

Sixteen academic professionals and civil service staff members, including two from the IGB, have received the Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award recognizing exceptional…

Beetle morphology influences fog droplet collection, researchers find

Shelby Lawson

In coastal arid regions where water sources are scarce, windborne fog droplets play a crucial role in sustaining life. Many plants collect droplets from the fog, serving as a…

Alison Bell awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Jodi Heckel

Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors have been awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships.

This year’s Illinois fellows are evolution, ecology and behavior…

Justine Story

Ananya Sen

Every year, the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is awarded approximately $65 million in sponsored programs funding. The road to getting these awards is often long…