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Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
Lauren Quinn
As the owner of a human body, you’re carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms aren’t just hitching a ride; many of them perform…
Geology helps map kidney stone formation from tiny to troublesome
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new perspectives to an old medical mystery: How do kidney stones form, why are some people more…
Novel pathway to support research for targeted treatments of cavities
Huan Song
Human teeth are home to many different types of bacteria. This diverse oral microbiome ranges from microbes that are benign or even beneficial to those that can do some serious…
Students complete their first STEAM TRAIN journey
Ananya Sen
Starting from September 2020, six groups of 38 students from Franklin STEAM Academy in Champaign met every Tuesday afternoon after school to conduct research on important…
Fluorescent light clarifies relationship between heat stress, crop yield
Lois Yoksoulian
Scientists report that it is possible to detect and predict heat damage in crops by measuring the fluorescent light signature of plant leaves experiencing heat stress. If…
Portable, affordable, accurate, fast: Team invents new COVID-19 test
Diana Yates
A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. Many of the components of…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Underway at the IGB
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) values equality and respect for every member of its community. Investigators, students and staff from diverse backgrounds…
Investigating the role of Brd4 in diet-induced obesity
Ananya Sen
A new study, published in JCI insight, looks at how Brd4, a regulator of the innate immune response, influences diet-induced obesity. The researchers believe that Brd4 could be…
Development of microsatellite markers for censusing of endangered rhinoceros
Alisa King-Klemperer
Today, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is critically endangered, with fewer than 100 individuals surviving in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo…
Piecing together the LanCL puzzle
Ananya Sen
Researchers from the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology in collaboration with scientists at Oxford University have published a paper in Cell reporting the…
Study maps COVID-19 health disparities in Greater Santiago
Diana Yates
People up to age 40 living in economically depressed municipalities in the Greater Santiago, Chile, metropolitan area were three times more likely to die as a result of the…
IGB member elected to National Academy of Sciences
Lois Yoksoulian
Wilfred van der Donk (MMG), the Richard E. Heckert Endowed Chair in Chemistry and director of graduate studies in chemistry at Illinois, was elected to the National Academy of…