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Study: Mesophyll conductance doubles in soybean domestication, providing opportunity to be enhanced through selective breeding

 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In a new study conducted by the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looked back in time at soybean growth and...
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Thin skin significantly blunts injury from puncture, study finds

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Thin, stretchy skin — like that of a pig or human — significantly lessens the underlying damage that occurs when it’s punctured. Pig skin even outperforms synthetic materials that are designed to mimic skin, a new study finds. Its special qualities, in particular its ability to...
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Carl Bernacchi helping raise the bar for agriculture climate research at Illinois

When Carl Bernacchi was completing his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois some 20 years ago, Illinois was globally referred to as a “photosynthesis powerhouse.” Today, thanks to Bernacchi and other world-class researchers...
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NSF, international partners to invest nearly $10M in ASAP Global Center

 The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom announced funding of new international centers of excellence in their Global Centers competition. One of the centers, the ...
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The big why

For evolution, ecology and behavior professor Alison Bell, asking big questions seems to be a lifelong habit.As an undergraduate studying the history and philosophy of science at the...
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Study: Good nutrition boosts honey bee resilience against pesticides, viruses

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tackled a thorny problem: How do nutritional stress, viral infections and exposure to pesticides together influence honey bee survival? By looking at all three stressors together, the scientists found that...
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The lessons of the Windy City

 From deep-dish pizza to towering skyscrapers, Chicago is a city like no other. Nearly 3 million people call it home, making it a hub of economic development, culture, and groundbreaking research. And for decades, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has played a meaningful role there....
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Making room for ideas and innovation

 In January the University of Illinois announced that five College of LAS faculty members have been named university endowed chairs or professors, an honor...
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For two decades, Ainsworth has helped shape climate change research at SoyFACE

 Perhaps at first, it was a case of being in the right place at the right time for Lisa Ainsworth, but in the past 20-plus years, she he has left an indelible mark on the advancement of crop resilience to climate change.In...
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CABBI team designs efficient bioenergy crops that need less water to grow

Drought stress has long been a limiting factor for crop production around the world, a challenge exacerbated by climate change.For more than a century­, scientists have targeted a key plant trait known as water use efficiency (WUE) to help crops grow with less water and avoid suffering from drought...