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Sugarcane

Scientists engineer sugarcane to produce biodiesel, more sugar for ethanol

Governor Bruce Rauner officially recognized the IGB for celebrating ten years of genomic research addressing major societal issues in the areas of agriculture, environmental conservation, health, and technology.

Governor Recognizes IGB for 10 Years of Scientific Contribution to Illinois

Bass 6 Team

Newly characterized protein has potential to save US farmers millions annually

IGB Director Gene Robinson, left, with President of Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC James Sharp

IGB Announces New Partnership with ZEISS labs@location Program

Gaskin and Wolf

Study links sulfide-producing bacteria and colon cancer in African-Americans

BCL

Interdisciplinary Visions Past and Present: An Homage to The Biological Computer Laboratory in the IGB

Genomics MOOC

IGB’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Now Live

A New Tool for Genetically Engineering the Oldest Branch of Life

Entomology

Lasso peptide structural features and common residues mined from RODEO analysis

New tool RODEO captures breadth of microbial biosynthetic potential

Genomics

Research by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Huimin Zhao (BSD) and graduate student Behnam Enghiad is pioneering a new method of genetic engineering for basic and applied biological research and medicine.

New genetic engineering method indispensable biotechnological tool

Dr Howard Grundy

The Walk of Life: A Celebration of the Past and a Path to Future Discovery

When mammalian middle ear bones develop, they begin as part of the arch of cartilage that makes up the embryonic jaw. In reptiles, these structures remain connected to the jaw as developmental processes gradually convert the cartilage to bone.

In the developing ears of opossums, echoes of evolutionary history

Choi and Harley

Changing the environment within bone marrow alters blood cell development