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Posted: February 10, 2020
Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose provide the seductive taste of sweetness without the calories contained in sugar – a seeming win-win for people who need to control their blood sugar and insulin levels or weight.
However, simply tasting or consuming sucralose may affect blood glucose and insulin levels on glucose tolerance tests, scientists...
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Posted: February 9, 2020
It takes a lot of energy to collect, clean and dispose of contaminated water. Some contaminants, like arsenic, occur in low concentrations, calling for even more energy-intensive selective removal processes.
In a new paper, researchers address this water-energy relationship by introducing a device that can purify and remediate arsenic-contaminated...
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Posted: February 7, 2020
Before they can get started at their field site – a giant cave studded with stalactites, stalagmites and human artifacts – 15 undergraduate students must figure out how to use their virtual hands and tools. They also must learn to teleport.
This is ANTH 399, a course designed to bring the archaeological field school experience to undergraduate...
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Posted: January 14, 2020
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists have developed new drug compounds that thwart the pro-cancer activity of FOXM1, a transcription factor that regulates the activity of dozens of genes. The new compounds suppress tumor growth in human cells and in mouse models of several types of human breast cancer.
The researchers report their findings in the journal...
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Posted: January 10, 2020
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Graduate College is pleased to announce the awardees of the Fall 2019 Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant and Master’s Project Travel Grant.
“It’s exciting to see the range of locations throughout the US and the world to which our students are venturing. With research processes becoming increasingly global, it’s...