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Study tracks evolutionary history of metabolic networks
Diana Yates
By analyzing how metabolic enzymes are built and organized, researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history of metabolism. Their study shows how metabolic networks –…
Study provides framework for 1 billion years of green plant evolution
Alan Flurry, University of Georgia, Athens, and Katie Willis, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of nearly 200 plant scientists, the culmination of a nine-year research…
Goldenfeld co-leads initiative tackling 'last great problem of classical physics'
Siv Schwink
The rich complexity of turbulence—with its wide range of length and time scales—poses a major challenge to the development of predictive models based on fluid dynamics. Now,…
University of Illinois announces Center for Digital Agriculture
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the creation of the Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA), a new center that brings together agricultural producers…
IGB forms external advisory Leadership Council
The IGB undergoes regular, external review from leaders in academia, industry, and government to assess all aspects of the institute. The External Advisory Board that has…
Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn
Diana Yates
Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise. But ozone, a noxious chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, has received relatively…
Goldenfeld receives Leo P. Kadanoff Prize of the American Physical Society
Siv Schwink
Swanlund Professor of Physics Nigel Goldenfeld (BCXT lead/CGRH/GNDP) has won the 2020 Leo P. Kadanoff Prize of the American Physical Society (APS). The prize recognizes a…
Pineapple genome sequences hint at plant domestication in single step
Claudia Lutz
As their Latin name indicates, pineapples are truly “excellent fruits”—and thanks to a freshly completed genome sequencing project, researchers have gained a new understanding…
Fish fathers exhibit signatures of “baby brain” that may aid parental behavior
Claudia Lutz
Many new parents are familiar with terms like “baby brain” or “mommy brain” that hint at an unavoidable decline in cognitive function associated with the hormonal changes of…
Scientists find ways to improve ‘crop of inequality’ cassava
Claire Benjamin
Today, as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, hundreds of emerging leaders focused on fighting global inequality came together at the Bill & Melinda Gates…
New IGB research theme takes closer look at protection of genomic data
Claudia Lutz
Genomic technologies have the power to transform individual healthcare for the better. But with that power comes responsibility—the responsibility to protect the privacy of the…
Illinois, NIH host workshop on equity and diversity in genomic data science
Claudia Lutz
The study of human genomics is inextricably linked to larger societal practices: how well diversity is represented in those who direct and conduct scientific research, how we…