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Genome mining reveals novel production pathway for promising malaria treatment
Claudia Lutz
Microbes are well-known among biologists as master engineers of useful small molecules, and there are many tricks of their trade. When researchers at the University of Illinois…
Earth BioGenome Project builds foundation for 10-year sequencing mission
The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is a confederated network of partner organizations and affiliated projects that have a common goal of sequencing and annotating the genomes of…
Unraveling the stripe order mystery
Jeff Damasco
One of the greatest mysteries in condensed matter physics is the exact relationship between charge order and superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. In superconductors,…
Indigenous scholars confront the power, limitations of genomics
Diana Yates
They traveled to central Illinois from Manitoba, Mexico City, Nova Scotia and 18 U.S. states, bringing expertise in a variety of fields, including anthropology, biomedical…
Gene and the honey bee
Diana Yates
For anyone trying to tease out how the brain makes sense of the world, the honey bee is a perfect choice of study organism. It’s a social animal, living in a complex society…
Scientists Partnering With Indigenous Communities for Genomics Research
Christine Herman
Scientists are interested in studying the DNA of Indigenous populations because it can lead to discoveries, such as when their ancestors first arrived on the continent and…
Summer heats up with a week of science at IGB’s Pollen Power camp
Claudia Lutz
Do you like a classic summer camp, one that offers new friendships, field trips, treasure hunts, and sweet treats? Or are you looking for the best that a science camp has to…
Ethics Center to develop leadership curriculum for HHMI
CSL Communications
For scientific leaders today, it’s not enough to generate rigorous and reproducible research. What sets researchers apart is their ability to lead—building a healthy and…
For anemonefish, male-to-female sex change happens first in brain
Diana Yates
The anemonefish is a gender-bending marvel. It starts out as a male, but can switch to female when circumstances allow, for example, when the only female present dies or…
Biosynthetic pathway in bacteria a recipe for drug discovery and production
Claudia Lutz
Microbes are master chefs of the biomolecular world; collectively, they harbor the ability to produce a vast array of unknown substances, some of which may have therapeutic or…
Woese Undergraduate Scholars set for a summer of science
Claudia Lutz
Two of the most basic motivations that drive scientific research—exploration of the unknown and the desire to solve a pressing problem—are represented by this year’s Carl R.…
Improved model better predicts crop yield, climate change effects
Claire Benjamin
A new computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves may open in response to light—an advance that could help scientists create virtual plants to predict how…