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Researchers tested 11 household fabrics that are commonly used for homemade masks and found that all are effective at curbing the small and large respiratory droplets that are released when we speak, cough or sneeze.

Most homemade masks doing a great job, study finds

Novel phage alters transcriptome of a common human gut microbe

Novel phage alters transcriptome of a common human gut microbe

Illinois professor Erik Nelson and graduate student Liqian Ma found that a cholesterol metabolite hijacks myeloid immune cells to disarm the T-cell immune response to breast cancer.

Cholesterol metabolite causes immune system to attack T cells, not breast cancer

Research led by the University of Illinois will utilize remote sensing tools, deep learning, and supercomputing to develop a scalable carbon credit market for agriculture.

ARPA-E awards $4.5M to develop commercial carbon credit tools

Anthropology professor Jessica Brinkworth studies the evolution of human immune function and how that affects susceptibility to severe infection.

Cell-autonomous immunity shaped human evolution

New IGB Research Theme Aims To Improve Reproductive Health

New IGB Research Theme Aims To Improve Reproductive Health

Collaborative team awarded $12.5 million for new NSF Biology Integration Institute

Collaborative team awarded $12.5 million for new NSF Biology Integration Institute

Illinois researchers developed a microfluidic cartridge for a 30-minute COVID-19 test. The cartridges are 3D-printed and could be manufactured quickly.

Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab

Illinois study tracks evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations

Illinois study tracks evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations

Professor Huimin Zhao, Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will lead the Molecule Maker Lab Institute with a multi-institutional team. 

$20M NSF grant, new artificial intelligence institute for molecule synthesis

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Brian Cunningham leads the Center for Genomic Diagnostics at the IGB. 

Personalizing Cancer Diagnostics

Switchgrass

Advanced biofuels show real promise for replacing some fossil fuels

Mark Hauber is a U. of I. professor of evolution, ecology and behavior and co-author of a new study of how climate influences parasitic birds and their hosts.

In times of ecological uncertainty, brood parasites hedge their bets

Team led by Anthony Digrado collecting data from the cowpea population.

Cowpea research boosts canopy CO2 assimilation, water-use efficiency

Illinois Team Tracks COVID ‘Spike’ Protein for 2020 iGEM Competition

Illinois Team Tracks COVID ‘Spike’ Protein for 2020 iGEM Competition