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Madhu Khanna

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in collaboration with the HPCBio group led by Director of Bioinformatics Victor Jongeneel is helping change the way genetic medicine is researched and practiced in Africa.

HPCBio and NCSA changing genetic medicine in Africa

The IGB has formed a new research theme, Microbiome Metabolic Engineering (MME), focusing on how humans interact with their microbiomes and how these interactions affect human health and nutrition.

Microbiome Metabolic Engineering - New Theme at IGB

Physics professors Nigel Goldenfeld and Thomas Kuhlman have observed jumping gene activity in real time within living cells, in a collaborative study at the Center for the Physics of Living Cell and reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"Jumping genes": Real-time transposon activity in living cells

Professor of Plant Biology Andrew Leakey at the Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment system, which allows researchers to simulate future atmospheric conditions to determine their effects on plants.

Future drought will offset benefits of higher CO2 on soybean yields

Hyunjoon Kong

Chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother and veterinary clinical medicine professor Timothy Fan tested an anti-cancer compound in pet dogs that is now being used in human clinical trials.

Human trials of cancer drug PAC-1 continue with new investment

Huimin Zhao

PETROSS sugarcane (right) is 20% more productive than normal sugarcane (left). PETROSS sugarcane is 17% taller with 43% more stems that are 18% thicker.

Grant helps realize “ultra-productive” biofuel crops, attract investors

The newly established Global Biofoundry Consortium, led by Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Huimin Zhao, looks to develop biofoundries for accelerated biological engineering and fundamental research.

Global Biofoundry Consortium embraces grand challenge

Solenodon

Endangered venomous mammal predates dinosaurs’ extinction

Illinois researchers found that the shape of a tumor may play a role in how cancer cells become primed to spread. From left: materials science and engineering professor Kristopher Kilian, graduate student Junmin Lee and veterinary medicine professor Timothy Fan.

Shape of tumor may affect whether cells can metastasize

Bruce at Yellowstone

Why hunt for Microbial life in extreme environments?

Why it’s time to stop thinking in terms of food versus fuel

The aqueducts of Roma Vecchia delivered water from the Apennines into Imperial Rome.

Is it possible that the Ancient Romans beat us with their aqueducts?