News Archive
Nanotechnology-themed Forum Week has middle schoolers exploring big questions about the smallest particles
Shelby Lawson
Children are encouraged to follow their interests and think about what they want to be when they grow up.
Book tackles myths about science of menstruation
Diana Yates
A new book from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor
A cold-specialized icefish species underwent major genetic changes as it migrated to temperate waters, new study finds
Shelby Lawson
Many animals have evolved to tolerate extreme environments, including being able to survive crushing pressures of ocean trenches, unforgiving heat of deserts, and limited oxygen
Erik Nelson: A milestone in my career
Christine des Garennes
Several days following the Federal Drug Administration’s approval of a new cancer drug, Erik Nelson (A
Evaluating the effect of manuka honey on collagen scaffolds
Ananya Sen
The bones of the face and skull can be affected due to a wide range of conditions, including cleft palate defects, traumatic injuries, cancer, and bone loss from dentures.
Colby Behrens
Shelby Lawson
It would be challenging to find someone who became interested in animal behavior at a younger age than Colby Behrens, a current PhD candidate in the Evolution, Ecology, and Beha
Possible genetic basis and mouse model found for severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A mutant or damaged gene may be a cause of a severe, mysterious form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have found.
Stop Making Cells: Study Advances Knowledge about Cell Regeneration
College of Veterinary Medicine
Researchers target prostate cancer with new, rapid biomarker detection method
CCIL Communications Team
The pivotal role of microRNA in diagnosing and monitoring cancer is well known by today’s researchers.
$9.5M award to study emerging pathogens, better understand influenza-antibody interactions
Christine des Garennes
Aquatic birds, especially ducks, can carry influenza viruses but they don’t often become severely ill, leading scientists to wonder how their immune systems act as a reservoir f
CA's proposal to manufacture insulin could curb prices, improve public health
Phil Ciciora
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign legal scholar argues that the state of California’s proposal to manufacture and distribute insulin at cost co
Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control.
