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Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients whose muscles are damaged from lack of oxygen would be to invigorate them with an injection of their own stem cells.…
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IGB Communications
The IGB has been proud to help support the efforts to make COVID-19 testing more broadly available to those in need.
Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.
Virus-infected honey bees more likely to gain entrance to healthy hives
Diana Yates
Honey bees that guard hive entrances are twice as likely to allow in trespassers from other hives if the intruders are infected with the Israeli acute paralysis virus, a deadly…
Lisa Ainsworth of USDA-ARS elected to NAS
Claire Benjamin
Lisa Ainsworth (CABBI/GEGC), a research plant physiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and adjunct professor of plant bio
Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes
LOIS YOKSOULIAN
Most viral test kits rely on labor- and time-intensive laboratory preparation and analysis techniques; for example, tests for the novel coronavirus can take days to detect the…
Pigs push forward quick solution for emergency ventilators
Lauren Quinn
When Matt Wheeler (RBTE) got the call on a Sunday morning in March – just two days after Gov. J.B.
U of I partners with Carle Health and State to increase COVID-19 testing
Back in early March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began shuttering businesses and schools across the United States, Chris Brooke wondered how he’d teach his classes online.
Alison Bell to Assume Leadership of IGB Research Theme
Alisa King
Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Alison Bell will be assuming leadership of the Gene Networks in Neural & Developmental Plasticity (GNDP) research theme at the…
Lisa Stubbs Departs the University of Illinois
Alisa King
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Lisa Stubbs, a pioneer in mammalian regulatory machinery, will be departing the IGB after serving for eight years as theme leader of…
Physical force alone spurs gene expression
Diana Yates
Cells will ramp up gene expression in response to physical forces alone, a new study finds.
Triple-Threat Genetic Toolkit for Producing Eco-Friendly Chemicals
Jenna Kurtzweil
Researchers have developed a triad of innovative tools to engineer low-pH-tolerant yeast Issatchenkia orientalis for production of valuable bioproducts from r