Life, Agriculture, Medical, Veterinary, Food
2, 4-D Broadleaf-herbicide Resistant Transgenic Chancellor Grape »
In regions that traditionally support cereal crops, penetration of the viticulture industry has been difficult because of widespread use of 2,4-D broadleaf-weed killer on large industrial fields....
3D Computer Reconstruction of the Velopharyngeal Mechanism »
Cleft palate reconstruction presents surgeons with large obstacles, including successful surgery planning, confirming the surgery was done correctly and alleviating the need for
...A More Stable and Efficient Retroviral Gene Delivery Vector »
Gene therapy has been called the "next big thing" in medicine for the past several years; however, its progress has been hampered by numerous difficulties in the development process such as...
A New Cancer Therapy Using Folate/Anti-T-Cell Antibody Conjugates »
This technology is a process for killing tumor cells using the body's own immune system to selectively seek out and destroy cancer cells....
A new family of compounds for HIV therapy »
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a family of novel, synthetic nucleoside analog inhibitors of viral reverse transcriptase (RT) that could potentially offer new treatment...
A New Nixtimalization Process »
Working together, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Sinaloa, Mexico, have developed a new method of nixtamalization, the process of treating corn in an alkaline solution,...
Accurate Measurements of Directions and Velocities of Fluid Flows with Holographic Particle Image Velocimeter »
This holographic particle image velocimeter (PIV) dramatically improves the speed, reliability, and accuracy of measurements involving the direction of motion and velocity of fluid flows,...
Anti-Plasmid Compounds for the Treatment of Drug Resistant Bacteria: Small Molecule Mimics of Plasmid Incompatibility »
This technology is a family of small molecules that inhibit antibiotic resistance by blocking the replication of resistance-encoded plasmids....
Apple Tree Co-op 43 ( "Juliet") »
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a highly productive late-season red apple tree. Resistant to apple scab disease, the tree produces apples of exceptional "Juliet"....
Automatic, Computerized Pathogen Inspection/Recognition System for Visual Microscopy »
This technology is a system for automatically inspecting, recognizing, and archiving images of microscopic objects on a microscope slide....
