News Archive
Mining microbial genomes to discover natural products
Ananya Sen
The world around us contains many chemicals that are useful for medicines, crop protection, and animal health.
New approach enhances muscle recovery in aged mice
Lois Yoksoulian
Scientists have developed a promising new method to combat the age-related losses in muscle mass that often accompany immobility after injury or illness.
Colorectal cancer in context: How food environment affects the gut
Lauren Quinn
Colorectal cancer is expected to claim more than
Study investigates the effects of DiNP on the colon
Ananya Sen
Phthalates are commonly used to make products—including artificial leather, footwear, plastic food packaging, and personal care products—more flexible or stable.
Team Developing Cancer Drug Delivery Method with Bioengineered Microbes
CCIL Communications Team
An Illinois research team is developing a method of producing and delivering monoclonal antibody treatments for breast cancer through commensal microbes in the gut.
Decoding the molecular clock that controls neurogenesis in the visual center of Drosophila
Ananya Sen
The nervous system is made up of diverse cells that arise from progenitors in a specific time-dependent pattern.
Illinois General Assembly Recognizes IGB for 15 Years of Scientific Contribution
The Illinois General Assembly officially recognized the Carl R.
Treatment of liver metastases in breast cancer patients improved by low-carb diets
CCIL Communications Team
A new study by Zeynep Madak-Erdogan (CGD/EIRH/GSP) Associate Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Cancer Center at Illinois Education Program Leader, and her…
15 Years of IGB: The RIPE Project
Ananya Sen
In honor of the IGB's anniversary, we're revisiting some of the history of our institute over the past 15 years with a series of articles highlighting IGB people, projects,