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Every person or animal that suffers from ill health and every pathogen that causes disease has its own genome. Research in this area examines how genome function directs the development of healthy bodies and how disorders disrupt that function.

Exploring the genomes of the microbes we live with also allows us to discover the molecular tools they use to aid or attack their hosts or to fight each other, knowledge that can act as a pathway to well-being.

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Alma Therapeutics, a new public-private partnership between the U. of I. and Deerfield Management, aims to translate U. of I. research to meaningful clinical advances. Photo by Fred Zwicky
	 Illinois is at the forefront of precision fermentation, an emerging technology that can develop tailored food ingredients in the laboratory. Yong-Su Jin leads PreFerS, a research institute based in Singapore that focuses on bringing these engineered foods to market.
The visual abstract from the paper, entitled “Macrophage-Targeted Quantum Dots with Short-Wave Infrared Emission for In Vivo Breast Cancer Imaging,” published in Bioconjugate Chemistry.
The inside cover image of Volume 13, No. 31 of Advanced Science features research from the Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems theme.
Incremental progress on a stubborn medical mystery: new studies yield insight on the signs and causes of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
On the left, healthy mouse lung tissue. On the right, corisin-affected lung tissue shows extensive fibrosis. Image courtesy Esteban Gabazza