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STEAM TRAIN pulls into the station for another successful year
Shelby Lawson
An engineered bazooka designed to launch candy, a 3D-printed novel board game, an ecological experiment with fish, and a magnetically powered trebuchet. You may guess that…
Team finds reliable predictor of plant species persistence, coexistence
Diana Yates
Like many ecological scientists, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plant biology professor James O’Dwyer (CAIM) has spent much of his career searching for ways to measure…
Genomics for Faith kicks off, connecting scientists and faith members in the community
Shelby Lawson
Scientific and technological advancements, particularly in the area of genomics research, continue to penetrate nearly all areas of society. Yet most of the public do not have…
Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks
Shelby Lawson
Collective behaviors are present across many different animal groups: schools of fish swimming in a swirling pattern together, large flocks of birds migrating through the night…
New initiative to improve forensic science practices in Illinois
Ananya Sen
The landscape of forensic DNA has shifted in recent years to not only include different types of genetic data, but also expand how DNA can help improve the science and the…
Lisa Surber
Shelby Lawson
Studying behavioral and morphological responses to environmental cues in poison frogs
Ask Lisa Surber her thoughts on science and the natural world and you’ll find…
Two novel effects paired for superior biomarker detection method
Jonathan King
Researchers from Brian Cunningham’s lab, in collaboration with researchers at Washington University, have demonstrated a new capability to detect and count individual…
Illinois researchers create 3D images of C4 plant cellular components
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell…
Researchers track antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from swine
Ananya Sen
The spread of drug-resistant microbes has become a global health concern that threatens our ability to treat infections. The widespread use of antimicrobials in livestock, such…
RIPE researchers model ‘link’ between improved photosynthesis and increased yield
Allie Arp
A team from the University of Illinois has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions,…
Poison frog call to feed tadpole evolutionarily derived from other calls, research finds
Shelby Lawson
Many animals produce sounds to communicate with others, often for the purpose of attracting mates, or warning others of nearby predators. Sometimes…
Understanding the long-term impact of climate change on Indian crops
Ananya Sen
Over the past few decades, it has become obvious that climate change, and consequent extreme weather events, can wreak havoc on crop yields. Concerningly, there is a large…