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Poachers beware: New online tool traces illegal lion products back to source
Lauren Quinn
A new conservation tool from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is helping protect lions across Africa, where populations have plummeted in recent decades due to…
New antifungal molecule shows ability to kill fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug’s power against fungal…
Climate-smart cows could deliver 10-20x more milk in Global South
Lauren Quinn
A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce…
Research suggests sentinel warning calls may be universally understood across continents
Shelby Lawson
Animals often use vocalizations to warn of nearby danger to others. While this information is generally intended for members of the same species, other species can eavesdrop on…
Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests
Diana Yates
Researchers report that a single, simplified model can predict population fluctuations in three unrelated realms: urban employment, human gut microbiomes and tropical forests.…
Community-wide collaborative art piece features locally foraged flora and fauna
Shelby Lawson
Did you ever collect something from nature as a kid, preserving it to recall cherished memories later in time? Capturing the beauty and wonder of the natural world through…
Mitochondrial protein plays key role in glioblastoma and therapeutic resistance
Ananya Sen
Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumor that affects adults and, unfortunately, still remains incurable. In a new study, researchers have demonstrated that a…
Exploring the interactions between archaea and their viruses in extreme environments
Kevin Neumann
Coming into the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Catherine Koterba was a pre-med student with a passion for astronomy. Three years later, she is a microbiologist…
CZI, State and City Leaders Launch Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joins CZI to inaugurate a new biomedical research hub that will leverage cutting-edge science to study inflammation
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From A to Z: An Alternative base modification for mRNA therapeutics
Amber Rose
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology has become popular in the last few years due to its use in COVID-19 vaccines. This technology has been so groundbreaking that it recently won…
Nobel Prize laureate Venki Ramakrishnan to give Pioneers Lecture
IGB Communications
Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Prize laureate and Group Leader in the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom, will be presenting…
Winners of the Center for Indigenous Science Scholarship announced
Ananya Sen
The Center for Indigenous Science is a collaboration between the American Indian studies program and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. The Center aims to…
