http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/19 These are the top research articles at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1105comics.html Phil Ciciora, News Editor General Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:15:00 CST Although comics have been published in newspapers since the 1890s, they still get no respect from some teachers and librarians, despite their current popularity among adults. But according to a University of Illinois expert in childrens literature, critics should stop tugging on Supermans cape and start giving him and his superhero friends their due. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1104proteins.html James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor Science Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST New insight into how nature handles some fundamental processes is guiding researchers in the design of tailor-made proteins for applications such as artificial photosynthetic centers, long-range electron transfers, and fuel-cell catalysts for energy conversion. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1102pig_genome.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:00 CST A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1102papaya.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:00 CST The complicated sex life of the papaya is about to get even more interesting, thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1102shop.html Jan Dennis, Business & Law Editor Business Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:30:00 CST Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business professor. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1029recession.html Jan Dennis, Business & Law Editor Business Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15:00 CDT The recession may be over, but recovery will come slowly for a still-fragile U.S. economy battered by the deepest downturn since the Great Depression, a University of Illinois economist says. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1028music.html Phil Ciciora, Education Editor General Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:15:00 CDT The underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative inquiry, according to a University of Illinois professor of education. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1026roth.html Jan Dennis, Business & Law Editor Business Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:00 CDT Starting next year, anyone can convert retirement savings into tax-advantaged Roth individual retirement accounts, but the much-touted switch isnt for everyone, a University of Illinois expert on tax and elder law warns. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1021amphetamine.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDT Rats exposed to high doses of amphetamines at an age that corresponds to the later years of human adolescence display significant memory deficits as adults long after the exposure ends, researchers report. http://news.illinois.edu/news/09/1021dna.html Diana Yates, Life Sciences Editor Science Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:00 CDT Researchers report that a single-stranded DNA-binding protein (SSB), once thought to be a static player among the many molecules that interact with DNA, actually moves back and forth along single-stranded DNA, gradually allowing other proteins to repair, recombine or replicate the strands.