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Evaluation of Microscopy Techniques May Help Scientists to Better Understand Ancient Plants


In a paper published in PLoS ONE, scientists at the University of Illinois released their findings on what microscopy techniques are needed to identify the shape and texture of

Lessons from Epigenome Evolution: Exploring the epigenome’s regulatory function


Exploring the epigenome’s regulatory function

IGB Proof of Concept Funding


The Institute for Genomic Biology, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), is pleased to announce a call for proposals for Proof of Concept (POC

Chemical Incident on May 28th


We'd like to thank our community over the concern of a minor chemical spill in one of our labs in the IGB research building on May 28th.

Maps of miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution


Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels.

H. Rex Gaskins elected President-elect of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine


Founded in 1903, the SEBM is a not-for-profit scientific society formed to promote investigation in the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of scient

Computing the best high-resolution 3-D tissue images


Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could be a revolution for medical fields such as cancer diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery and ophthalmology.

New antibiotic could make food safer and cows healthier


Food-borne diseases might soon have another warrior to contend with, thanks to a new molecule discovered by chemists at the University of Illinois.

Team discovers how bacteria resist a 'Trojan horse' antibiotic


A new study describes how bacteria use a previously unknown means to defeat an antibiotic.

Insects Have Personalities Too, Research on Honey Bees Indicates


A new study in Science suggests that thrill-seeking is not limited to humans and other vertebrates.

Team discovers microbes speciating


Not that long ago in a hot spring in Kamchatka, Russia, two groups of genetically indistinguishable microbes parted ways.

Lemelson-MIT $30,000 Illinois Student Prize Finalist


The University of Illinois has always been an incubator for innovation and entrepreneurship.