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In microbe populations, bioengineers find balance of opposing genomic forces
Claudia Lutz
Sergei Maslov, a professor of bioengineering and physics at the University of Illinois, sees a “universe in a grain of sand.” His research seeks to explore that universe by…
A new way to do metabolic engineering
Emily Scott
A novel method developed by a group of IGB researchers could change the way metabolic engineering is done.
Cancer drug starts clinical trials in human brain-cancer patients
Diana Yates
A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anapl
Theory: Flexibility is at the heart of human intelligence
Diana Yates
Centuries of study have yielded many theories about how the brain gives rise to human intelligence.
Expanding the potential of metabolic engineering
Emily Scott
For decades, scientists have used the natural processes in cells to create useful products such as chemicals and biofuels.
Genomic study explores evolution of gentle 'killer bees' in Puerto Rico
Diana Yates
A genomic study of Puerto Rico's Africanized honey bees - which are more docile than other so-called "killer bees" - reveals that they retain most of the genetic traits of…
Cell phone software creates new possibilities for precision medicine
Claudia Lutz
Embedded in our society is a cultural memory of the old-time family doctor, a medical practitioner who knows of your family, your history, and your daily life, and uses that…
Hacking evolution, screening technique may improve most widespread enzyme
Claire Benjamin
Plants evolved over millions of years into an environment that has dramatically changed in the last 150 years since the Industrial Revolution began: carbon dioxide levels have…
Study reveals how bacteria steal nutrients from human hosts
Steph Adams, with contributions from Serina Tajula
A new study, published in mBio, exposes a zinc-import system in bacteria that could contribute to their ability to cause infection.
Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions
Diana Yates
Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 5.6 percent, researchers report in…