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New initiative to improve forensic science practices in Illinois
Ananya Sen
The landscape of forensic DNA has shifted in recent years to not only include different types of genetic data, but also expand how DNA can help improve the science and the…
Lisa Surber
Shelby Lawson
Studying behavioral and morphological responses to environmental cues in poison frogs
Ask Lisa Surber her thoughts on science and the natural world and you’ll find…
Two novel effects paired for superior biomarker detection method
Jonathan King
Researchers from Brian Cunningham’s lab, in collaboration with researchers at Washington University, have demonstrated a new capability to detect and count individual…
Illinois researchers create 3D images of C4 plant cellular components
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell…
Researchers track antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from swine
Ananya Sen
The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections. The widespread use of antimicrobials in livestock, such…
RIPE researchers model ‘link’ between improved photosynthesis and increased yield
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions,…
Poison frog call to feed tadpole evolutionarily derived from other calls, research finds
Shelby Lawson
Many animals produce sounds to communicate with others, often for the purpose of attracting mates, or warning others of nearby predators. Sometimes…
Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops
Ananya Sen
Over the past few decades, it has become obvious that climate change, and consequent extreme weather events, can wreak havoc on crop yields. Concerningly, there is a large…
Kathure Mugambi
Ananya Sen
Kathure Mugambi is a senior undergraduate student in Molecular and Cellular Biology. She is also the undergraduate assistant for the IGB Lunchbox series.
Growing up in…
Bioethicist Françoise Baylis to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics
Françoise Baylis, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University, will speak as part of the IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics series at 4:00 p…
Young Innovator Program Spotlight: Jason Wang
Ananya Sen, Shelby Lawson
Jason Wang, a graduate student in the Kong (GNDP/M-CELS) lab, won third place in the 2022 Young Innovator program and received $5000 to advance his proposal. He will develop a…
Researchers design AI method to predict metabolomic profiles of microbial communities
Shelby Lawson
Human bodies contain trillions of microbes, so much that the number of microbes rival the number of human cells in a body. These microbes help shape many of our biological…