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Researchers hunt for drugs that keep HIV latent
Ananya Sen
When the human immunodeficiency virus infects cells, it can either exploit the cells to start making more copies of itself or remain dormant—a phenomenon called latency.
Microscope that detects individual viruses could power rapid diagnostics
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
A fast, low-cost technique to see and count viruses or proteins from a sample in real time, without any chemicals or dyes, could underpin a new class of devices for rapid…
Kleinmuntz Center Proof-of-Concept Program Now Open
The Catherine and Don Kleinmuntz Center for Genomics in Business and Society (Kleinmuntz Center) is excited to continue to support innovation and commercialization taking place…
Not just CO2: Rising temps also alter photosynthesis in a changing climate
Diana Yates
Agricultural scientists who study climate change often focus on how increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will affect crop yields.
Improved ag tech could help food security, climate change emergencies
Lancaster University
Scientists have proposed a range of technological options for sustainable, productive and resilient agriculture, providing multiple ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and…
'Hunker down' stress genes boosted in women in violent neighborhoods
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poverty alters gene activity in immune cells, according to a new study of low-income single Black…
Leading New Directions in Cancer Research: The Unanswered Black Box
Carly Kwiecinski, CCIL
Hyunjoon Kong (M-CELS leader/EIRH/RBTE), Robert W.
Deciphering the impacts of small RNA interactions in individual bacterial cells
Alisa King-Klemperer
Bacteria employ many different strategies to regulate gene expression in response to fluctuating, often stressful, conditions in their environments.
Unveiling the cause of onion center rot
Ananya Sen
Since 1983, the bacteria Pantoea ananatis has been known to infect several important crops including onions, rice, and corn.
Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut
Ananya Sen
The human gut consists of a complex community of microbes that consume and secrete hundreds of small molecules—a phenomenon called cross-feeding.
Division of labor within regenerating liver maintains metabolism, mouse study finds
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
The liver has a rare superpower among body organs – the ability to regenerate, even if 70% of its mass is removed.
Advances in Brain Cancer Research Leads to $3M NCI Award
Jordan Goebig
Several Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and IGB members are joining forces with scientists from the Mayo Clinic and Georgetown University on an expansive project targeting…