In this review, we discuss three meiotic checkpoints—the DNA damage response, the pachytene checkpoint, and the spindle checkpoint—and highlight their similarities and differences across diverse syste...

A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways.

The Debug Project wants to use sterile mosquitoes to stop the deadly bug from reproducing.

Browser-based prophage prediction using PhiSpy, Pyodide, and WebAssembly

UIC’s MEC Lab studies the traits that make invasive plant species harmful. Its new grant-funded mural project aims to promote mitigation and education.

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...

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Nature Communications - Lin and colleagues present high-affinity split-HaloTag pairs for protein tagging and multiplexed labelling. This versatile system allows protein visualisation with diverse...

Dr. Rupinder Kaur is currently an Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago. Her research is focused on exploring the dynamic interplay between hosts and their microbial symbionts, with a ...

Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers

Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses

Machine-learning tool for predicting gene expression.

Kaur et al. demonstrate reduced histone acetylation as a key mechanism underpinning Wolbachia’s paternal-effect embryonic lethality trait in Drosophila melanogaster. Recapitulation of this trait by inhibiting host histone acetyltransferase activity exposes opportunities for symbiont-independent applied research.

Kaur et al. identify histone acetylation as a host-encoded mechanism underlying Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). Chemical and genetic inhibition of histone acetyltransferase activit...

Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.