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Photosynthesis & Food Security

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The Photosynthesis & Food Security theme works to improve and future-proof crop photosynthesis to support global food security.

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Illinois is at the forefront of precision fermentation, an emerging technology that can develop tailored food ingredients in the laboratory. Yong-Su Jin leads PreFerS, a research institute based in Singapore that focuses on bringing these engineered foods to market.
Research
Q&A: Does the future of food production start in the lab?
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Na Wei
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IGB faculty receives NSF grant to continue research on phosphate recovery
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From left to right: Sarah Schwartz, Iyke Nnaji, Shah-Al Emran, Jacob Kinsey, Cindy Yang, Zhengyi Zhang, Siun Lee, Frithjof Gressmann, and Abhishek Pandey / Kelly Darr
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Early Innovator Program announces 2026 pitch contest winners
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A machine-learning labeled cross-section of a sorghum leaf generated with microCT imaging. / James Fischer
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High resolution x-ray analysis reveals the inner life of leaves while advancing engineering efforts to reduce crop sweat
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Tracy Lawson
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Tracy Lawson wins ISPR Innovation Award
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U. of I. entomology professor and department head May Berenbaum describes how decades of basic research into insect biology led to the successful eradication of the New World screwworm, which has recently appeared again in southern U.S. states. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
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What have decades of eradication efforts taught us about the New World screwworm?
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