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Illinois Researchers Engineer Enzyme to make Valuable Agricultural Chemicals
Julie Wurth
Nature is a remarkably good chemist. Inside every living cell, enzymes speed up chemical reactions, building, breaking apart, and rearranging molecules with a precision that…
AI model offers a faster way to explore how proteins move, study finds
Lois Yoksoulian
The proteins that keep the cells in all living things working don’t stay still. They bend and shift between shapes as they perform their jobs, but many tools for studying…
Illinois Researchers Explore Intersection of Imaging Technology and AI
Ben Libman
Understanding precisely what molecules are inside the body and how they are localized is not only an important scientific pursuit but also valuable for disease diagnosis and…
Bioengineering Lab Develops Innovative Method of Macrophage Imaging
Ben Libman
Immune cells are thought to play a major role in whether tumors respond to therapies, but there is no reliable way to monitor these cells in a tumor routinely over time during…
IGB Profile: Lizzie Bello
Claudia Lutz
Many kids are inspired by early participation in sports. Lizzie Bello was too, but maybe not in quite the way her coach anticipated. In the outfield during softball games, she…
Pollen study reveals the hidden history of grasses
Diana Yates
Scientists used machine-learning and super-resolution microscopy to overcome a challenge that has stymied research into the natural history of grasses for decades. Their method…
M-CELS research featured on inside cover of Advanced Science
IGB Communications
The publication "Microblasting Wound Dressings Mechanically Disrupt Polymicrobial Biofilms to Enhance Healing in Treatment-Resistant Wounds" from the M-CELS theme was featured…
New IGB theme seeks to bridge gap between large-scale population genomics and predictive ecology
Elizabeth Bello
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology is announcing a new research theme, Genomics for Ecological Communities (GECO), which will be led by James O’Dwyer (GECO leader/…
IGB faculty receives NSF grant to continue research on phosphate recovery
Elizabeth Bello
Phosphorus is an important plant nutrient whose availability jeopardizes global food security. In plants, phosphorus is involved in a variety of essential functions including…
