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Study brings scientists a step closer to successfully growing plants in space

Lois Yoksoulian

New, highly stretchable sensors can monitor and transmit plant growth information without human intervention, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers in the…

Painting a molecular portrait of the brain with mass spectrometry and deep learning

Samantha Jones Toal

Jonathan Sweedler (BSD/CABBI/MMG), a professor of chemistry, and Fan Lam (GNDP), a professor of bioengineering, outlined how spatial omics technologies can reveal the molecular…

Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow

Lauren Quinn

An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement, led by…

Researchers identify key regulators underlying regeneration in Drosophila

Shelby Lawson

Some animals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost structures, exemplified by a lizard regrowing its tail. However, this regenerative process must be tightly…

New grant to study Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ananya Sen

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have recently received a three-year commitment of $250,000 for examining Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The labs of…

NIH grant to support research into connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity

Lauren Otolski

Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how…

Concerns of genetic determinism of behavior by linking environmental influences, genetic research

Shelby Lawson

It has long been known that there is a complex interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences in shaping behavior. Recently it has been found that genes…

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

Sharita Forrest

The gut microbiome interacts with the loss of female sex hormones to exacerbate metabolic disease, including weight gain, fat in the liver and the expression of genes linked…

Despite uncertainties, cellulosic biofuels still a win for ground transportation

Lauren Quinn

Despite the fervor around electric vehicles and their potential to reduce the transportation sector’s carbon footprint, 2023 projections suggest EVs won’t edge out gas-powered…