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Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them
Steph Adams
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that allows bacteria of the same species to communicate when their survival is threatened.
New microscope technique reveals internal structure of live embryos
Lois Yoksoulian
University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to produce 3-D images of live embryos in cattle that could help determine embryo viability before in vitro fertilization…
New handheld spectral analyzer uses smartphone to detect disease
Laura Schmitt
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically…
Auinash Kalsotra Awarded MDA Grant for Studying Myotonic Dystrophy
Steph Adams.
The grant to Prof.
$2.6 million to build versatile genetic toolkit for studying animal behavior
Diana Lutz, Washington University in St. Louis, and National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid the research community as it pursues one of its grandest…
Girls learn about plants inside and out at Pollen Power camp
Claudia Lutz.
Most summer day camps rely on some standard activities to entertain their attendees—indoor and outdoor games, crafts, field trips, and snacks.
Study finds parallels between unresponsive honey bees, autism in humans
Diana Yates.
Honey bees that consistently fail to respond to obvious social cues share something fundamental with autistic humans, researchers report in a new study.
Research to investigate oil field biosouring with new technology
Emily Scott. Photo courtesy of Bruce Fouke.
A new IGB research project seeks to solve a $90 billion global problem in the oil industry while making oil drilling less harmful to the environment.
Two undergrads improve plant carbon-cycle models
Diana Yates.
In the summer of 2012, two undergraduate students tackled a problem that plant ecology experts had overlooked for 30 years.
How iBioFAB is building on changes in synthetic biology
Emily Scott.
In the concourse research lab of IGB, a robotic system is changing the face of synthetic biology.
Brief interactions spur lasting waves of gene activity in the brain
Diana Yates.
A five-minute encounter with an outsider spurs a cascade of changes in gene activity in the brain that can last for hours, researchers report in a study of stickleback fish.