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Julie and William Kellner

New interdisciplinary named research center established at IGB

Alexei Tkachenko (top), a physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory with Sergei Maslov, a professor of bioengineering and physics

Model suggests how ancient RNA may have gained self-cutting ability essential for life

Many African Americans descended from enslaved ancestors are working to trace their family histories by combining genealogical records and historical documents. Such efforts can connect them to living relatives and forge new sense of identity rooted in specific ancestral lineages and homelands, says University of Illinois anthropology professor LaKisha David.

Can genetic genealogy restore family narratives disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade?

Researchers discover a new natural product, a RiPP-fatty acid hybrid molecule

Researchers discover a new natural product, a RiPP-fatty acid hybrid molecule

The new microbe-explicit soil model (left) versus DayCent’s previous soil model that did not explicitly model microbe activity (right). Credit: Danielle Berardi

DayCent-CABBI: New Model Integrates Soil Microbes, Large Perennial Grasses

I always try to remember the quote by Ian Maclaren, “Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

IGB Profile: Darci Edmonson

Lauren Mobo, a community college student

July STEM Career Exploration and Symposium at Illinois

From left, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine; Nicole L. Herndon, Assistant Director of Animal Care; Christopher Gaulke; Ying Fang; and Lufan Yang, a graduate student in the College of Veterinary Medicine and co-first author on the paper. Not pictured: Co-first author Fangfeng Yuan, a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Newborn piglets serve as a model for studying influenza

Genomic for Faith explores potential and ethics of stem cell research

Genomics for Faith explores potential and ethics of stem cell research

Research led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign uses polymer-based stretchable electrodes to remotely monitor plant growth, bringing scientists a step closer to growing plants in space to feed astronauts during long missions.

Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

Jonathan Sweedler (left) and Fan Lam

Painting a molecular portrait of the brain with mass spectrometry and deep learning

Matt Wheeler, pictured, helped develop the first transgenic cow to produce human insulin in her milk.

Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

New grant to study Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

New grant to study Ehlers-Danlos syndrome