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…
Referential alarm calls increase vigilance in brood parasite hosts
Alisa King-Klemperer
Yellow warblers are hosts to brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds, which rely on other species to raise their offspring. Warblers use referential “seet” calls to warn female…
Winners of the Mikashi Awards announced
Ananya Sen
The Proof-of-Concept Program, named the Mikashi Awards, is funded by the Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society (Kleinmuntz Center) to support…
Analytical technique helps spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry
Lois Yoksoulian
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells. The new technique tests the…
Deep-learning algorithm aims to accelerate protein engineering
Alisa King-Klemperer
Proteins are the molecular machines of all living cells and have been exploited for use in many applications, including therapeutics and industrial catalysts. To overcome the…