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In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new
Claudia Lutz
Throughout the living world, parents have many ways of gifting their offspring with information they will need to help them survive. A new study in Nature Ecology and Evolution…
Research confirms a new way for cells to conserve energy
Emily Scott
By proving a theory that was first proposed almost 40 years ago, researchers at the IGB have confirmed a new way that cells conserve energy.
The study, led by G. William…
IGB World of Genomics coming to St. Louis Science Center
One of the IGB’s most successful and comprehensive public engagement events, the World of Genomics, will be showcased for three days at the St. Louis Science Center from…
First dogs in Americas arrived from Siberia, disappeared after European contact
Diana Yates
A study reported in the journal Science offers an enhanced view of the origins and ultimate fate of the first dogs in the Americas. The dogs were not domesticated North…
Study reveals how polymers relax after stressful processing
Lois Yoksoulian
The polymers that make up synthetic materials need time to de-stress after processing, researchers said. A new study has found that entangled, long-chain polymers in solutions…
Illinois' crop-counting robot earns top recognition at leading robotics conference
Claire Benjamin
Today's crop breeders are trying to boost yields while also preparing crops to withstand severe weather and changing climates. To succeed, they must locate genes for high-…
Researchers engineer bacteria to exhibit stochastic Turing patterns
Siv Schwink
How did the zebra get its stripes, or the leopard its spots? Mankind has been trying to answer such questions since our earliest recorded days, and they resonate throughout the…
Tiny jumping roundworm undergoes unusual sexual development
Lauren Quinn
Nematodes may be among the simplest animals, but scientists can't get enough of the microscopic roundworms. They have mapped the entire genome of C. elegans, the "lab rat" of…
Researchers discover a starring role for chaperone protein Hfq in gene regulation
Claudia Lutz
A cell’s efforts to respond and adapt to its external environment rely on an elaborate yet coordinated set of molecular partnerships within. The more we learn about this…