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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. These chemicals—known as natural products—have typically been…
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. Their technique,…
Colorectal cancer in context: How food environment affects the gut
Lauren Quinn
Colorectal cancer is expected to claim more than 52,000 American lives in 2022, and if this year is like most others, Black Americans will bear the brunt of the disease. To…
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. In particular…
Young Innovator Program Inventor Spotlight: Victoria Kriuchkovskaia
Ananya Sen
Victoria Kriuchkovskaia is a graduate student in the Harley lab at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. In the inaugural Young Innovator Program in…
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. If…
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. In a new study, published in Nature Communications, researchers…
Young Innovator Program Inventor Spotlight: Vasiliki Kolliopoulos
Ananya Sen
Vasiliki Kolliopoulos is a graduate student in the Harley lab at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. In the inaugural Young Innovator Program in…
Illinois General Assembly Recognizes IGB for 15 Years of Scientific Contribution
The Illinois General Assembly officially recognized the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) for celebrating fifteen years of genomic research addressing major…