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The Center for Genomic Diagnostics employs new technologies to diagnose and treat diseases at a lower cost.

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from left, Postdoc Yujie Yuan, Postdoc Zhengyi Zhang, CABBI Conversion Theme Leader Huimin Zhao (seated), Ph.D. Candidate Wesley Harrison, and Postdoc Maolin Li.
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New Additive Process Can Make Better—and Greener—High-Value Chemicals
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Schematic representation of CdSe nanocrystal exchange (left) and absorption spectra showing the shift of nanocrystals from the visible spectrum (CdSe) to the infrared (HgSe) (right).
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Moving from the visible to the infrared: developing high quality nanocrystals
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First author Saurabh Umrao (left) with images of DNA nets taken using atomic force microscopy imaging.
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New COVID-19 rapid test employs DNA nets for superior accuracy, researchers say
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Zeynep Madak-Erdogan and her colleagues found that stress responses vary between lung cancer patients living in high-violence or low-violence zip codes. These differences likely lead to worse lung cancer outcomes in patients living in violent neighborhoods, the researchers found. Photo by Jonathan King
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Study links neighborhood violence, lung cancer progression
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Joseph Irudayaraj (left) and graduate student Xiaoxue Han pictured here in the Cancer Center at Illinois labs located at Carle Health
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Wound healing technology may help patients heal more quickly after cancer surgery
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Study reveals how 'forever chemicals' may impact heart health in older women
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Study reveals how 'forever chemicals' may impact heart health in older women
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