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New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of…
Adapting photosynthesis to fleeting shadows boosts soybean yields
Claire Benjamin
Komorebi is a Japanese word that describes how light filters through leaves—creating shifting, dappled “sunflecks” that illustrate plants’ ever-changing light environment.…
Collaboration provides research-based training of under-represented minorities
Alisa King
As part of a campus-wide initiative to increase diversity, a collaboration with Fisk University was recently approved for an additional five years of continued financial…
Honoring their walk of life through fellowships in genomic biology
Alisa King
For Martha Loustaunau, the University of Illinois will always be known as a stop on her walk of life where she met late husband Joaquin Loustaunau, with whom she later shared…
Knowledge Engine is ready to accelerate genomic research
Claudia Lutz
Five years ago, a team of computer scientists, biomedical researchers, and bioinformaticians set out to bring the power of collective knowledge to genomic research. Their new…
Stephen Long invested as Ikenberry Chair Professor, Plant Biology & Crop Sciences
Claire Benjamin
University of Illinois Provost Andreas C. Cangellaris held the investiture of Stephen P. Long as the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair Professor of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences on…
New Center for Genomic Diagnostics will reimagine disease detection technologies
Claudia Lutz
A new research center at the University of Illinois directed by Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering Brian Cunningham aims to revolutionize diagnostics and…
Researchers reverse engineer interaction dynamics of microbial communities
Claudia Lutz
Scientific and public appreciation for microbes—and the key role their communal actions play in environmental health, food production, and human wellness—has grown in recent…
Student improves bioinformatics software to better analyze human DNA
Lizzie Roehrs
Human beings have around 10 trillion cells in their bodies, resulting in about 10 billion miles of DNA - almost twice the diameter of the solar system. Coordinated Science Lab…