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Study yields million-plus new compounds, pharmaceutical potential
Diana Yates
Researchers say they can now produce a vast library of unique cyclic compounds, some with the capacity to interrupt specific protein-protein interactions that play a role in…
Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought
Claire Benjamin
Agriculture already monopolizes 90 percent of global freshwater—yet production still needs to dramatically increase to feed and fuel this century’s growing population. For the…
Students develop wireless monitoring system for beehives
Heather Coit
Beekeepers face challenges when they monitor the health of their honeybee colonies, and winter poses increased risk because opening a hive in cooler temperatures to collect…
CABBI Celebrates Official Launch with Talks, Tours, Science Meeting
Tony Mancuso
The Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) officially launched as a new U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center with a celebration on Feb…
Scientists monitor crop photosynthesis, performance using invisible light
Claire Benjamin
Twelve-foot metal poles with long outstretched arms dot a Midwestern soybean field to monitor an invisible array of light emitted by crops. This light can reveal the plants’…
DOE grants $10.6 million to produce more biodiesel, biojet fuel
Claire Benjamin
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into…
Researchers use economic concept to understand microbial communities
Emily Scott
A popular economic concept is helping IGB researchers understand how microbial communities operate.
Microbial communities are in our bodies, in the soil, in forests and…
Omics Nanotechnology for Cancer Precision Medicine
Janet McGreevy
MNTL & IGB Team Up to Develop Use-at-Home Sample Collection Assay for Cancer Patients
Courtesy of Micro & Nanotechnology Laboratory.
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IGB Director Awarded 2018 Wolf Prize in Agriculture
IGB Director Gene Robinson has been awarded the 2018 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for “leading the genomics revolution in the organismal and population biology of the honey bee…