The aptamers - short single-strand snippets of DNA that can target molecules like larger antibodies do - not only deliver cancer-fighting drugs, but also are themselves toxic to the cancer stem cells, the researchers said. 

Sixteen academic professionals and civil service staff members have received the Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Award recognizing exceptional performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  

History professor emeritus John A. Lynn examines surrender and the treatment of prisoners of war as an ever-evolving aspect of war that reflects and defines the nature of society, culture, and conflict. 

Live Science (April 2) U of I aerospace engineer John Prussing thinks so little of the mission that he initially thought it was an April Fools' joke. 'There's nothing unique to a polar orbit, and the science advantages are kind of overblown.' 

Stanley O. Ikenberry, who became the youngest president in the University of Illinois history in 1979 and later returned to the presidency in an interim capacity, died Tuesday at age 90 in Boca Grande, Florida. 

The successful production of these compounds is a proof-of-concept that the system works, said study lead Yong-Su Jin. 'We can also imagine that we can use this approach to make other valuable proteins such as insulin.'