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University of Illinois receives grant to study ozone resistance in corn
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a five–year, $5.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop ozone-resistance in corn. These…
Illinois to Improve Crop Yield through Photosynthesis in New Global Effort
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a five–year, $25-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the photosynthetic properties…
Team solves mystery associated with DNA repair
Every time a human or bacterial cell divides it first must copy its DNA. Specialized proteins unzip the intertwined DNA strands while others follow and build new strands, using…
Doug Mitchell
Doug Mitchell (Mining Microbial Genomes) was named one of Genome Technology magazine's Seventh Annual Young Investigators for his work in toxin biosynthesis. Nominated by…
Proteins that work at the end of DNA could provide cancer insight
New insights into a protein complex that regulates the very tips of chromosomes could improve methods of screening anti-cancer drugs.
Led by bioengineering professor and…
Cells power biological machines
They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long – and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature “bio-bots” developed at the University of Illinois are making…
Study tracks brain gene response to territorial aggression
With a mate and a nest to protect, the male threespined stickleback is a fierce fish, chasing and biting other males until they go away.
Now researchers are mapping the…
Genome Day a great success!
Thank you to everyone who attended Genome Day, a day of learning about genomes, genes, DNA, and evolution at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum in Champaign on Saturday,…
Grant Establishes Bioinformatics Research Network in Africa
Victor Jongeneel, director of the High-Performance Biological Computing (HPCBio) program and affiliate of the Institute for Genomic Biology and the National Center for…
Grant Establishes a Pan-Continental Bioinformatics Network in Africa
Victor Jongeneel, director of the High-Performance Biological Computing (HPCBio) program at the University of Illinois, is a key participant in a grant awarded by the Human…
Join us for Genome Day on November 3rd at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
Join the IGB for for a day of learning about genomes, genes, DNA, and evolution at the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum in Champaign on Saturday, November 3, 2012.
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2012 Proof of Concept Initiative Recipients Announced
The Institute for Genomic Biology is happy to announce the award recipients in the 2012 IGB Proof of Concept (POC) Initiative. There is a well-known funding gap between…