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Study of archaeal cells could teach us more about ourselves
Emily Scott
Forty-two years after Carl Woese defined archaea as the third domain of life, scientists at the IGB are still learning about these ancient organisms in ways that could help us…
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes
Claire Benjamin
Recent research has shown that rising carbon dioxide levels will likely boost yields, but at the cost of nutrition. A new study in Plant Journal from the University of Illinois…
Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Emily Scott
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death.
P. aeruginosa…
Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth 40%
Claire Benjamin
Plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis; however, most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and to deal with it, evolved an energy-…
Unmuting large silent genes produces new molecules, potential drugs
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have unlocked several large gene…
Bees and Beekeeping Short Course
Bees and Beekeeping Short Course at the University of Illinois - May 21st, 2022 Registration Instructions
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Cell size and cell-cycle states play key decision-making role in HIV
Laura Schmitt
Thanks to the development of antiretroviral drugs, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is considered a manageable chronic disease today. However, if left undiagnosed or…
Study links nutrient patterns in blood to better brain connectivity, cognition
Diana Yates
A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in older adults.
The…
New approach helps geneticists identify genes responsible for complex traits
Lauren Quinn
In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists are on the hunt for the specific genes responsible for disease susceptibility, yield, and…
Dracula ants possess fastest known animal appendage: the snap-jaw
Diana Yates
Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There’s a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds…
Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold, former student Huimin Zhao celebrate award
Christine des Garennes
On Monday, December 10, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards one half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr. Frances H. Arnold, Professor of Chemical Engineering,…
New laboratory system allows researchers to probe secret lives of queen bees
Claudia Lutz
More than a decade after the identification of colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon marked by widespread loss of honey bee colonies, scientists are still working to untangle…