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A Galápagos Island warbler population does not recognize call signaling mainland threat

Shelby Lawson

Researchers are realizing that animal communication is more complicated than previously thought, and that the information animals share in their vocalizations can be complex.

Researchers Develop a ‘Sweet’ Strategy for Targeted Cancer Therapeutics

Katie Brady

Researchers have demonstrated a novel two-step strategy to label and eradicate cancer stem-like cells (CSC) to improve cancer treatment prognosis.

Climate Win-Win: Enhanced Weathering

Julie Wurth

Applying ground-up silicate rock to Midwestern farm fields can capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide and prevent it from accumulating in the atmosphere, according to a n

Polygenic risk scores need better regulation, study argues

Ananya Sen

Polygenic risk scores (PGSs) are used to predict an individual’s risk for particular conditions using data from multiple genes.

Joseph Irudayaraj

Ananya Sen

Joseph Irudayaraj (CGD/EIRH) is a Founder Professor in Bioengineering.

Remembering Carl Woese through the Undergraduate Research Scholar Program

Ananya Sen

Every summer, the Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar Program helps students conduct research on a full-time basis over the summer.

Illinois study reveals genetic secrets of America's favorite snack


In its simplest form, popcorn is pretty uncomplicated.

Engineered yeast used to influence gut microbiome of mice

Shelby Lawson

Scientists are becoming increasingly aware of how the human microbiome, or the collection of microbes the live on and inside of us, has a major connection to health and human ph

CAR-T immune therapy attacks ovarian cancer in mice with a single dose

Liz Ahlberg Touchstone

CAR-T immune therapies could be effective against solid tumors if the right targets are identified, a new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign rese

CABBI develops eco-friendly enzyme to create key chemical building blocks

Julie Wurth

Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing — the production of f

Team identifies key driver of cancer cell death pathway that activates immune cells

Diana Yates

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a critical role in the action of several emerging cancer therapies.

Research collaboration turns up the heat in cancer immunotherapy

Jonathan King

The results of a recent canine cancer study by Tim Fan (ACPP/CGD), a professor of