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Decoding the molecular clock that controls neurogenesis in the visual center of Drosophila

Ananya Sen

The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern.

Illinois General Assembly Recognizes IGB for 15 Years of Scientific Contribution


The Illinois General Assembly officially recognized the Carl R.

Treatment of liver metastases in breast cancer patients improved by low-carb diets

CCIL Communications Team

A new study by Zeynep Madak-Erdogan (CGD/EIRH/GSP) Associate Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Cancer Center at Illinois Education Program Leader, and her t

15 Years of IGB: The RIPE Project

Ananya Sen

In honor of the IGB's anniversary, we're revisiting some of the history of our institute over the past 15 years with a series of articles highlighting IGB people, projects,

New tests and treatments developed in mice for pulmonary fibrosis

Lauren Quinn

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan have developed monoclonal antibodies that prevent lung cell death in mouse models for id

Team identifies compound with potent antiseizure effects

Diana Yates

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region

Study ties present-day Native American tribe to ancestors in San Francisco Bay Area

Diana Yates

A genomic study of Native peoples in the San Francisco Bay Area finds that eight present-day members of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe share ancestry with 12 individuals who lived in

Collaborative RIPE team prove leaf width-biomass correlations in cowpea

Allie Arp

In a collaboration between RIPE researchers and cowpea breeders from Ahmadu Bello University, and the Internati

Large US firms have lower product diversity, study finds

Ananya Sen

Many aspects of economic productivity, including gross domestic product measurements, have been steadily rising over the past three decades.