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Stephen Long
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Stephen Long recognized as 2025 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer
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With AI to guide enzyme improvement and automated synthetic biology to rapidly make and test new variants, Illinois researchers developed a user-friendly system to drastically improve enzyme performance. Pictured, from left: Nilmani Singh, Jingxia Lu, Stephen Lane and Professor Huimin Zhao.
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Self-driving lab: AI and automated biology combine to improve enzymes
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In a review in the journal Science, Illinois researchers, from left, Carl Bernacchi, Stephen Long and Donald Ort describe the many field- and laboratory-tested approaches to increasing crop resilience in a warming world. Photos by Fred Zwicky and Craig Pessman
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Heat-resilient crops are within reach — given enough time and money
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In a review, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Stephen Long describes potential methods for “future-proofing” crops against climate change. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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‘Future-proofing’ crops will require urgent, consistent effort
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Professor of plant biology Tracy Lawson
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Lawson brings renowned plant science expertise to Illinois
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Soybean field trials took place for three years to observe developmental stages of different varieties. / Danny Gotarkar
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Traditional breeding falls short in boosting soybean photosynthesis
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