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Honey bees prosper with quality, not quantity, of food in novel laboratory setup
Shelby Lawson
Honey bee workers collect pollen and nectar from a variety of flowering plants to use as a food source. Honey bees typically forage from up to 1-2 miles away from the hive,…
CABBI Team Adds Powerful New Dimension to Phenotyping Next-Gen Bioenergy Crop
Julie Wurth
Miscanthus is one of the most promising perennial crops for bioenergy production since it is able to produce high yields with a small environmental footprint. This versatile…
AI, molecule machine join forces to generalize automated chemistry
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Artificial intelligence, “building-block” chemistry and a molecule-making machine teamed up to find the best general reaction conditions for synthesizing chemicals important to…
Fostering dialogue between scientists and faith communities
Ananya Sen
There are several daunting challenges that our society has to collectively face in the coming decades, including climate change, food insecurity, and the spread of infectious…
IGB Gene Drive aims to broaden science accessibility
Ananya Sen
Advances in genomic studies have now permeated all aspects of our lives from agriculture to health and wellness. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to help the…
Collaborative team at IGB discovers new natural products at unprecedented speed
Shelby Lawson
Many of the drugs we utilize in modern medicine are naturally produced by microbes. Penicillin, an antibiotic derived from certain molds, is one of the most notable natural…
Apply for an IGB Postdoctoral Fellowship
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
The IGB is once again offering fellowships for truly exceptional young scholars who have completed their PhD or other relevant terminal degree within the last two years, who…
Predicting mortality risks using smartphones
Ananya Sen
Healthcare professionals have long recognized the association of physical activity with mortality risk—those who engage in more moderate-to-vigorous activity have lower…
Burke elected to National Academy of Medicine
Liz Touchstone
Dr. Martin D. Burke (MMG), a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of chemistry and of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, has been elected to the National…
iGEM 2022 Team: Seeking Solution to the Nitrate Problem
April Wendling
Update: The Illinois team’s “Curli Capture” was awarded a bronze medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2022 competition. The seven-member student…
15 Years of IGB: Centers of the Institute
Shelby Lawson
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology has hosted numerous research centers over the years, fostering collaboration between researchers at the IGB and external…
Researchers explore gene interactions in influenza to help improve accuracy of flu vaccines
Shelby Lawson
The influenza virus, which causes the flu, is a major public health issue, infecting millions of people and estimated to cost $10 billion in direct medical costs in the United…