Researchers capture new antibiotic resistance mechanisms with trace amounts of DNA
Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method to isolate genes from amounts of microbial DNA so tiny that it would take 20,000 samples to weigh as much as a single grain of sugar.
Illinois analysis aims to ease GI symptoms for cancer patients
Many modern cancer treatments are highly effective at reducing or eliminating tumors, but they can also cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms that impact patients’ quality of life or lead to discontinuation of treatment.
Kidney fibrosis linked to molecule made by gut bacteria
A molecule made by bacteria in the gut can hitch a ride to the kidneys, where it sets off a chain reaction of inflammation, scarring and fibrosis — a serious complication of diabetes and a leading cause of kidney failure — according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan.
Illinois State Fair Governor's Sale of Champions highlights partnership with College of ACES
Yesterday, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced the winners of the Sale of Champions
ACES’ Temple Grandin honored with University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award
Renowned animal behaviorist and autism advocate Temple Grandin has been selected to receive a 2025 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award
ACES new collaborations with Brazil’s Embrapa aim to counter climate change and drive the bioeconomy
Faculty from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences are teaming up with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) on groundbreaking projects to tackle climate change and drive the future of the bioeconomy.
The three selected projects from a competitive open call for proposals are:
Study links urinary tract bacteria to prostate cancer
A study led by Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Jason Ridlon, associate professor of animal sciences in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), h
Emeritus professor Jim Drackley elected vice president of the American Dairy Science Association
Elected to a one-year term in the office of vice president for the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), Jim Drackley, emeritus professor in the Department of Animal Sciences
Meat from Illinois State Fair Sale of Champions donated to Feeding Illinois food banks through new ACES, IDOA partnership
Through a partnership among the College of ACES, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and Feeding Illinois, student-raised livestock from the Illinois State Fair Sale of Champions is being transformed into meaningful support for local food banks — helping nourish neighbors and fight food insecurity.
How baby pigs are shaping science
When piglets don’t get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S. pork production system, piglets with limited access to their mothers’ milk are typically “cross-fostered” with other sows. But in the E.U., a different solution is gaining ground. In certain circumstances, underfed piglets are artificially reared with milk replacer, mimicking feeding setups used in biomedical research.