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How do microbes choose from a “menu” of food?
Ananya Sen
Microbial communities often contain several species that coexist even though they share similar metabolic abilities. How they do so is unclear. Researchers have now developed a…
Six Illinois scientists rank among world's most influential
Diana Yates
Six faculty members at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named to the 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers list, including two from IGB.
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New funds to support collaborative projects at the IGB
Ananya Sen
Denise Poulos Elser has always believed in using multidisciplinary collaborations to solve important problems. In 2017, she attended an event hosted by Steven Thayer, a…
PFAS exposure, high-fat diet drive prostate cells’ metabolism into pro-cancer state
Sharita Forrest
Exposure to PFAS – a class of synthetic chemicals utilized in food wrappers, nonstick cookware and other products – reprograms the metabolism of benign and malignant human…
Illinois research shows crops have drought ‘memory,’ help reduce yield loss
Allie Arp
According to new research from the University of Illinois, crops that experience drought conditions or extreme temperatures during their early stages of growth and survive are…
Scientists discover how antibiotics penetrate Gram-negative bacterial cell walls
Diana Yates
Scientists have labored for decades to find antibiotics that work against Gram-negative bacteria, which cause some of the deadliest infections in hospital settings and are most…
Do kids need a COVID-19 vaccine?
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Children ages 5 to 11 now can receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech under emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration and recommendation from…
Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice
Ananya Sen
Millions of people in Asia are dependent on rice as a food source. Believed to have been domesticated as early as 6000 BCE, rice is an important source of calories globally. In…
Postmenopausal women may benefit from estrogen compound research
Marianne Stein
Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease,…
BBC’s Follow the Food to feature RIPE research
Allie Arp
On October 29th, the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project will be featured on an episode of Follow the Food on BBC World News. Hosted by world-renowned…
Compact biosensor microscope built for point of care diagnostics
Ananya Sen
Current medical diagnostics involve sending samples to laboratory facilities, which can be difficult and expensive. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
Can parental care influence sperm-mediated effects in threespine sticklebacks?
Ananya Sen
Animals can influence their offspring through multiple signals starting from fertilization to after birth. However, researchers have seldom looked at how these different…