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Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes

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The Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes theme identifies undiscovered microbial sources with medical potential for new antibiotics and other beneficial drugs and investigates the use of antibody-based strategies against avian influenza.

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Illinois researchers have opened up the AI "black box" to gain valuable new insight about chemistry for solar energy applications. Pictured, from left: Professor Charles Schroeder, graduate students Changhyun Hwang and Seungjoo Yi, professor Ying Diao, professor Nick Jackson and graduate student Tiara Torres Flores.
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Breaking open the AI black box, team finds key chemistry for solar energy and beyond
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Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao will lead a National Science Foundation iBioFoundry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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NSF funds new iBioFoundry at Illinois
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Composer and software developer Carla Scaletti and chemistry professor Martin Gruebele used sound to investigate hydrogen-bond dynamics during the protein-folding process. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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By listening, scientists learn how a protein folds
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Stephan Lane, left, and Huimin Zhao at the Robotics Showcase and Demo Day.
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IGB researchers awe Congress leaders with iBioFAB
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From left: Nilmani Singh, Jingxia Lu, Zhixin Zhu, and Huimin Zhao
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Researchers enhance efficiency of CRISPR-Cas12a system using base Z
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The researchers found that muscle with nerves released more of the brain-boosting factors than muscle without nerves. Pictured, from left: Professor Joon Kong and students Kai Yu Huang, Yujin An and Sehong Kang.
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Nerves prompt muscle to release factors that boost brain health
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