IGB researcher stars in national TV series
Karen Sears holds a gray short-tailed opossum in front of the camera. Special lighting has transformed this evolutionary biologist’s...
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Claire Benjamin
- May 1, 2014
- 3 min
Rachel Whitaker: An evolutionary career
When microbiologist Rachel Whitaker (BCXT) graduated from college, she didn’t know if she wanted to be a teacher or a researcher. So,...
Claire Benjamin
- Apr 1, 2014
- 3 min
Amy Wagoner Johnson: Generating new connections
Interdisciplinary collaboration is a fundamental tenet of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), and also central to the...
Claire Benjamin
- Mar 19, 2014
- 3 min
What won’t kill you, might make you stronger
New research seeks to find out if viruses can be friends as well as foes Viruses are responsible for much more than sore throats and...
Claire Benjamin
- Mar 1, 2014
- 3 min
Fuel Standard dominates law and regulation meeting discussions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was a hot topic of discussion at the sixth annual Energy...
Claire Benjamin
- Mar 1, 2014
- 3 min
Pat Brown: Shedding new light on sorghum
Sorghum thrives in dry, arid climates that are ill suited to corn and provides an alternative source of biomass for sustainable fuel...
Claire Benjamin
- Feb 1, 2014
- 3 min
May Berenbaum: Ecologist by training, entomologist by trade
May Berenbaum studies how insects eat plants. “Insects that eat crop plants cause, globally, billions of dollars worth of economic losses...
Claire Benjamin
- Jan 8, 2014
- 4 min
War elephant myths debunked by DNA
First author Adam Brandt, left, shown with Professor of Animal Sciences and IGB member Alfred Roca. Through DNA analysis, Illinois...
Claire Benjamin
- Dec 2, 2013
- 2 min
May Berenbaum to serve on NSF advisory committee
This October, Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise nominated May Berenbaum, professor and head of the Department of Entomology, to the Directorate...
Claire Benjamin
- Dec 2, 2013
- 4 min
Illinois initiative creates futuristic facility
Through the CompGen initiative, the University’s Institute for Genomic Biology and the Coordinated Science Laboratory in the College of...
Claire Benjamin
- Nov 15, 2013
- 3 min
Bryan Endres: The regulation of biofuels
Bryan Endres studies the ecological implications of biofuel feedstocks, including the potential of new biomass feedstocks to be invasive....
Claire Benjamin
- Nov 13, 2013
- 4 min
Abigail Salyers: 1942 - 2013
During her 40-year career, Abigail Salyers revolutionized how we think about the bacteria that live in the human intestinal tract, helped...
Claire Benjamin
- Nov 5, 2013
- 5 min
Researchers unmask centuries-old elephant imposter
Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences Alfred Roca, left, with Research Specialist Yasuko Ishida In a study in the Zoological Journal of...
Claire Benjamin
- Nov 2, 2013
- 4 min
Erik Sacks goes to Russia
Mosquitoes plagued Erik Sacks as he trudged through swamps, marshes and the like in Eastern Russia. After three weeks abroad, he arrived...
Claire Benjamin
- Nov 1, 2013
- 3 min
Energy farm tour reveals bioenergy crops’ sustainability
On a crisp fall day, students, faculty and staff learned about ongoing research projects at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) Energy...
Claire Benjamin
- Oct 17, 2013
- 3 min
Two EBI members join the new Center for a Sustainable Environment
Illinois professor Evan Delucia will lead new center to promote sustainability. Two members of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) are...
Claire Benjamin
- Oct 3, 2013
- 2 min
New exhibit at Midway Airport features images of IGB research
Most corals consist of many small polyps living together in a large group. This image shows cells that make up the tentacles and wall of...
Claire Benjamin
- Sep 26, 2013
- 3 min
Symposium addresses how to grow better feedstocks to fuel the world
Illinois crop scientist D.K. Lee compares notes at the feedstock symposium with graduate assistants Eric Anderson (left) and Santanu...
Claire Benjamin
- Sep 20, 2013
- 4 min
Steve Long: A pioneer in photosynthetic productivity
When most people are thinking about retiring, Stephen Long is gearing up to tackle one of the most important projects of his career,...
Claire Benjamin
- Aug 27, 2013
- 3 min
IGB hosts second summer internship for Native Americans in genomics
More than a dozen students from across North America attended the Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics (SING) workshop at...
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