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Scaling African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Hawwa Gabier, Fatu Badiane Markey
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), an ambitious Pan-African initiative, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), is advancing large-…
Engineered yeast gives the U.S. a green edge in the critical minerals market
Lois Yoksoulian
There is a new, U.S.-based, environmentally friendly method for mining rare-earth elements used in consumer electronics, clean energy, defense and biomedical imaging. By using…
Shukla receives Pivot Research Award to advance next-generation crop engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Diwakar Shukla (BSD/CAMBERS/MMG), professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has received a five-year, $1.75 million…
New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change
Lois Yoksoulian
Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans’ delicate chemical and biological balance. A new study, however,…
Microbial assembly line makes plastic upcycling programmable
Diana Yates
By converting plastic waste into a microbe-friendly food source, scientists have built an upcycling pipeline that turns the waste into a variety of useful products.
The…
Comprehensive genetic library for soybean cyst nematode could renew resistance, profitability for soybean growers
Lauren Quinn
Few pests eat away at farm profitability as much as soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Causing at least $1.5 billion in yield losses annually, it’s soybean’s single biggest threat.…
IGB Profile: Yingjie Lei
Claudia Lutz
For some undergraduate students, a summer research experience is a chance to confirm their interest in laboratory work. Yingjie Lei, a junior in plant biotechnology at the…
Plants speak in chemicals — scientists are learning how to listen
Lauren Quinn
Plants may look inert and harmless, but, at any given moment, they’re waging chemical warfare against attackers, preparing tissues to withstand freezing temperatures, or…
A new ecological model highlights how fluctuating environments push microbes to work together
Claudia Lutz
Depending on others for something you need may feel like a risky proposition—and perhaps a human one. It is actually a survival strategy found in the microbial world, and far…
