[ ] The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) hosted figures related to the historic Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL) in December 2016. Those in attendance were past…
[ ] The IGB is pleased to announce that our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life” is now live and open for enrollment. This beginner…
[ ] A new study by G. William Arends Professor of Microbiology Bill Metcalf and IGB Fellow Dipti Nayak has documented the use of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing in the third…
[ ] Australian Financial Review (Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 21) – Gene Robinson, a honey bee expert and the director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at Illinois,…
[ ] In an age of booming biotechnology, it might be easy to forget how much we still rely on the bounty of the natural world. Some microbes make us sick, some keep us healthy, while…
[ ] Science Magazine (Washington, D.C., Feb. 24) – A small group of researchers announced its intent to, eventually, sequence “all life on Earth” through an initiative called the…
[ ] New method of genetic engineering indispensable tool in biotechnological applications Research by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Huimin Zhao and graduate…
[ ] Just west of the IGB Building, across from the iconic Morrow Plots, is a stretch of sidewalk that looks different than any other on campus. Instead of the typical cracked, beige…
[ ] When we are confronted with the remarkable diversity and complexity of forms among living things—the lightweight and leathery wings of a bat, the dense networks of genes that work…
[ ] Researchers at the University of Illinois report they can alter blood cell development through the use of biomaterials designed to mimic characteristics of the bone marrow. The…
[ ] Tapestry of Hope Sweat sneaks beneath Kasia’s sunglasses as she tiptoes around the carefully organized research plots, orchestrated using GPS technology. The tiny plants reach up…
[ ] Science Magazine (Feb. 9) – For private and government laboratories working in the regulatory arena, “good laboratory practice” has become de rigueur. But few academic researchers…
[ ] Gene Robinson and May Berenbaum featured on Reddit's Ask Me Anything IGB Director and Swanlund Chair in Entomology Gene Robinson, with Swanlund Chair and Head of Entomology May…
[ ] WCBS-TV (CBS New York, Jan. 24) – An experimental drug called Pac-1 that has shown success in treating cancer in dogs is being tested in human trials. Paul Hergenrother, a…
[ ] Scientists assumed leaves at the top of a plant would be the best at turning higher levels of light into carbohydrates--through the process of photosynthesis -- while the lower…
[ ] Researchers from the University of Illinois and collaborating institutions predict that Midwest soil may lose as much at 15% of its stored carbon — and thus its agricultural…
[ ] Men’s Journal (Jan. 10) – Statins are highly effective at lowering LDL cholesterol, important for men with a heightened risk of heart disease, but new research suggests it may…
[ ] Science (Jan. 5) – Is wood a green source of energy? “There are four or five different approaches that you can use in order to measure the greenhouse gas implications of forest…
[ ] Tech Times (New York, Dec. 22) – The dimming of the giant star KIC 8462852 has baffled scientists since 2015. But scientists now propose a new theory, which eliminates the idea…
[ ] Nanowerk (Honolulu, Dec. 19) – Graphene quantum dots may offer a simple way to recycle waste carbon dioxide into valuable fuel rather than release it into the atmosphere or bury…