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Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes

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The Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes theme identifies undiscovered microbial sources with medical potential for new antibiotics and other beneficial drugs and investigates the use of antibody-based strategies against avian influenza.

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NSF to invest $5M to the Reliable and Scalable Biofoundries for Biomanufacturing and Global Bioeconomy
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NSF to invest $5M to the Reliable and Scalable Biofoundries for Biomanufacturing and Global Bioeconomy
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Researchers discover how enzymes ‘tie the knot’
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Researchers discover how enzymes ‘tie the knot’
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Illinois biochemistry professor Satish Nair and his colleagues discovered a new class of DNA-protein hybrids and determined the mechanisms by which they are formed in bacterial cells. The findings will speed the process of finding and developing new DNA-protein hybrid molecules for therapeutic use.
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Team discovers naturally occurring DNA-protein hybrids
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Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao will lead a National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
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Illinois researchers have opened up the AI "black box" to gain valuable new insight about chemistry for solar energy applications. Pictured, from left: Professor Charles Schroeder, graduate students Changhyun Hwang and Seungjoo Yi, professor Ying Diao, professor Nick Jackson and graduate student Tiara Torres Flores.
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Breaking open the AI black box, team finds key chemistry for solar energy and beyond
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Entomology professor Esther Ngumbi studies how two varieties of tomato plants and tobacco hornworm larvae respond to flooding. The hornworm caterpillars are enclosed in plastic bags affixed to the tomato plants.
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Drowning tomatoes for science
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