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Stephen Long Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Diana Yates
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Injections, exercise promote muscle regrowth after atrophy in mice
Diana Yates
By injecting cells that support blood vessel growth into muscles depleted by inactivity, researchers say they are able to help restore muscle mass lost as a result of…
Project aims to revive natural product discovery
Emily Scott
The mid-20th century was the golden age of natural product discovery. Scientists discovered groundbreaking drugs, like penicillin and tetracycline, from sources in nature.
Drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance
Sharita Forrest
Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the…
Reducing energy required to convert CO2 waste into valuable resources
Lois Yoksoulian
Surplus industrial carbon dioxide creates an opportunity to convert waste into a valuable commodity.
Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body, environment
Lois Yoksoulian
Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity.
Low-calorie lactose sweetener gets manufacturing boost from yeast
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
The quest to satisfy the sweet tooth without adding to the waistline has a new weapon in its arsenal: a strain of yeast that can metabolize lactose, the sugar in dairy products…
Microbes in human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries
Diana Yates
Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling – independent of…
World of Genomics coming to National Academy of Sciences Building
The IGB has partnered with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to present Family Science Day at the NAS Building: DecisionTown in the World of Geno
Illinois study identifies a key to soybean cyst nematode growth
Lauren Quinn
The soybean cyst nematode, one of the crop’s most destructive pests, isn’t like most of its wormy relatives.
Brendan Harley inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Christine des Garennes
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Dr.
Neurobiologist Leslie Vosshall to give IGB Distinguished Public Lecture
Leslie Vosshall, Robin Chemers Neustein Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, and Director of the Kavli Neural Systems Institute at The Rockefeller…