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Health + Wellness

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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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
Dr. Martin Burke, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry
“The process of pregnancy, far from being straightforward or inevitable, is one marked by significant uncertainty,” writes U. of I. anthropology professor Kate Clancy in a new book. Photo by Joanna Strauss
A robot positions "bloccs" for assembly via automated, iterative carbon-carbon bond formation. Credit: Molecule Maker Lab