News Archive
Most homemade masks doing a great job, study finds
Lois Yoksoulian
Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like COVID-19 when combined with frequent hand-washing and physical distancing.
Novel phage alters transcriptome of a common human gut microbe
Alisa King
The human gut is home to a dense and diverse microbial community that represents a vital component of human health, development, and disease states.
Cholesterol metabolite causes immune system to attack T cells, not breast cancer
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
In breast cancer tumors, a molecule produced when the body breaks down cholesterol hijacks the myeloid immune cells that normally arm T cells to fight cancer, a new study in mic
ARPA-E awards $4.5M to develop commercial carbon credit tools
Lauren Quinn
The University of Illinois has been awarded $4.5 million from the U.S.
Cell-autonomous immunity shaped human evolution
Diana Yates
Every human cell harbors its own defenses against microbial invaders, relying on strategies that date back to some of the earliest events in the history of life, researchers rep
New IGB Research Theme Aims To Improve Reproductive Health
Alisa King
Environmental exposures, particularly during pregnancy, can have long-lasting and devastating health impacts and exert long-ranging effects on maternal and child health.
Collaborative team awarded $12.5 million for new NSF Biology Integration Institute
GEMS
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a five-year, $12.5 million grant to integrate biology to a collaborative team based in the Carl R.
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
As COVID-19 continues to spread, bottlenecks in supplies and laboratory personnel have led to long waiting times for results in some areas.
Illinois study tracks evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations
Lauren Quinn
Since COVID-19 began its menacing march across Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and then across the world, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken a “whatever works” strategy to ensure it
$20M NSF grant, new artificial intelligence institute for molecule synthesis
Alisa King
A team led by Steven L.
Personalizing Cancer Diagnostics
Lizzie Roehrs
When assessing whether or not a tumor is benign or cancerous, a needle biopsy is the usual method of diagnosis.
Advanced biofuels show real promise for replacing some fossil fuels
Mary Guiden, Colorado State University
Biofuel and bioenergy systems are integral to scenarios for displacing fossil fuel use and producing negative emissions through carbon capture and storage.
