News Archive
Mutation increases enzyme in mouse brains linked to schizophrenia behaviors
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with the same mutation, a rare finding of a direct…
Long/Ort step back from RIPE leadership roles they helped create
Allie Arp
After decades of impactful and prolific research, two photosynthesis trailblazers are passing the torch, Stephen Long and Donald Ort are retiring from their leadership roles…
New study sheds light on liver maturation, specialization
Jeni Bushman
Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, a state in which cells carry more than two sets of…
Taher Saif Receives CCIL Seed Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Javeria Malik
Taher Saif (M-CELS/RBTE), Professor of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, received Cancer Center at Illinois seed grant funding to enhance the treatment for pancreatic cancer…
IGB partners with AfricaBP for inaugural cohort of leadership program
Katie Brady
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology recently hosted its first scholar cohort as part of the African Biodiversity Fellowship for Emerging Genomics Leaders program,…
Gene editing tool reduces Alzheimer’s plaque precursor in mice
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to reduce the formation of amyloid-beta plaque precursors in…
Rubisco's role in global food security
David Hong
As global food demand continues to grow, researchers are exploring multiple strategies to boost crop productivity. While engineering plant enzymes and biochemical pathways that…
Climate-ready crop: RIPE team shows increase in food mass through photorespiratory bypass in elevated temperatures
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has engineered potato to be more resilient to global warming, showing 30% increases in tuber mass under heatwave conditions. This…
Study offers insight into chloroplast evolution
Diana Yates
One of the most momentous events in the history of life involved endosymbiosis — a process by which one organism engulfed another and, instead of ingesting it, incorporated its…
