SIB News
Two undergrads improve plant carbon-cycle models
Researchers at the U. of I. found that plants vary a lot in the efficiency with which they uptake carbon dioxide and conserve water. Plant biology professor Andrew Leakey, left, mentored Kevin Wolz, who was an undergraduate at the time he conducted the research. Wolz now holds degrees in civil engineering and biology and is pursuing a doctorate in biology.
Publication Date: 24 July 2017
Brief interactions spur lasting waves of gene activity in the brain
A new study measured robust changes in brain gene expression for up to two hours after a three-spined stickleback fish encountered another fish.
Publication Date: 22 July 2017
Scientists find world’s oldest fossil mushroom
The world’s oldest fossil mushroom was preserved in limestone, an extraordinarily rare event, researchers say.
Publication Date: 09 June 2017
Donald Ort elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Donald Ort is among four University of Illinois professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year.
Publication Date: 04 May 2017
Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North America
Anthropology professor Ripan Malhi works with Native Americans and First Nations groups to analyze their DNA and that of their ancestors.
Publication Date: 07 April 2017
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Publication Date: 31 March 2017
Team nebulizes aphids to knock down gene expression
The soybean aphid is tiny, about the size of a pollen grain, but an infestation can cause soybean losses of up to 40 percent, studies reveal.
Publication Date: 31 March 2017
2017 World of Biology Photo Competition
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Publication Date: 14 February 2017
Are We Making Selfish Microbes?
published by Terra Alpaugh on Thu, 2016-12-15 15:35
Publication Date: 19 December 2016