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Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity

The Gene Networks in Neural and Developmental Plasticity theme uses gene expression to explain why animals are highly diverse, even though the fundamentals are conserved across species.

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New genomic research shows widespread hybridization among North American giraffes in zoos and private ranches, diminishing their conservation value. Credit: Kari Morfeld.
Long-term alcohol consumption causes a breakdown in the liver’s regenerative abilities, thanks to inflammation disrupting the protein-making process, Illinois researchers and collaborators found in a new study. Illustration by Deyasini Roy
The CABBI research team and the iBioFAB biofoundry at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB). Front row, Graduate Student Seth Croslow and Research Scientist Jia Dong. Back row, from left: Co-PIs Mathew Hudson, Jonathan Sweedler, Huimin Zhao and Biofoundry Manager Stephan Lane. Credit: Julie Wurth/CABBI
Principal investigator Rachel Smith-Bolton and graduate student Anish Bose are working to identify mechanisms within Drosophila that allow regeneration to come to a successful close.
Karn and Laukaitis show that rather than being uniquely mammalian, secretoglobins are also found in turtles, crocodilians, lizards and birds, suggesting they existed in the Carboniferous period. / Bob Karn