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Illinois General Assembly recognizes IGB’s 15th anniversary
Ananya Sen
On February 25th 2022, the Illinois General Assembly adopted House Resolution 0690, commending the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology on its 15th year of societal,…
Valuable antibody patents vulnerable to overly broad doctrinal shift in patent law
Phil Ciciora
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign legal scholar who studies intellectual property protection for advanced biotechnologies advocates for a…
Students selected for the 2022 Tracy Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Ananya Sen
Two undergraduate students have been selected for a 10-week summer research program to carry out research at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. Karan Samat and…
Researchers show potential for improved water-use efficiency in field-grown plants
Amanda Nguyen
Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change according to…
Immunotherapy Trials Show Promise for Treating Canine Melanoma
Susan McKenna
Dr. Timothy Fan (ACPP), veterinary oncologist and professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a Program Leader for the Cancer Center at Illinois…
Understanding cooperation and conflict in plant symbionts
Ananya Sen
The traditional idea of symbiosis—long-term interactions between two organisms—is that the participants mutually benefit each other. However, researchers have debated whether…
Scientists improve BRAF inhibitor for better blood-brain barrier penetration
CCIL Communications
Cancers that begin in the brain, or start elsewhere in the body and spread to it, are notoriously difficult to treat. Illinois researchers in the Cancer Center at Illinois labs…
In survey, COVID-19 vaccine recipients report changes in menstrual bleeding
Diana Yates
A new analysis of reports from more than 35,000 people offers the most comprehensive assessment so far of menstrual changes experienced by pre- and post-menopausal individuals…
New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples
Ananya Sen
As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of…
Tree fern genome provides insights into its evolution
Ananya Sen
Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have since reshaped our world. Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped…
15 Years of IGB: Using biology to solve energy problems
Ananya Sen
Over the past few decades, it has become increasingly obvious that fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, are the biggest contributors to global climate change, accounting…
New Tool to Identify Genes Associated with Coronavirus
Aaron Seidlitz
Even though it’s been more than two years and much has changed about the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers like Illinois Computer Science professor Mohammed El-Kebir (IGOH)…