Tag: Genetics
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Posted on March 22, 2024
Development in fertility research questions obesity as the leading cause of infertility
A project on high-sugar diet spearheaded by scientist Rodrigo Dutra Nunes in the lab of Daniela Drummond-Barbosa opens the door for breakthrough advancements in fertility research. In a recent study published […]
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Posted on February 8, 2024
Meet CALS student Brenen Skalitzky
CALS students are doing amazing things, and we’re excited to feature some of them in our Q&A series! Meet Brenen Skalitzky, a third-year senior majoring […]
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Posted on December 27, 2023
Multitasking microbes: UW–Madison scientists engineer bacteria to make two valuable products from plant fiber
We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even […]
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Posted on November 15, 2023
Research on beer fermentation yeast reveals unexpected evolutionary process
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made an unexpected discovery while studying a strain of yeast closely related to the kind used to ferment beer […]
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Posted on October 13, 2023
200-year-old DNA helps map tiny fly’s genetic course to new lands, modern times
Back when the biggest fly enthusiasts of 19th century Sweden — Carl Fredrik Fallén, for one, and later Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt — were collecting insects […]
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Posted on October 6, 2023
Remnant of cell division could be responsible for spreading cancer
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic […]
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Posted on May 30, 2023
Landmark yeast study provides framework for understanding biodiversity, applications
Commonly known as brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae tends to get credit for bread, beer, wine, ethanol and just about any other product of fermentation. In fact, for […]
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Posted on April 20, 2023
Spring 2023 grad: Rob Hall co-founded “Liberated Intellects” to support educational goals of formerly incarcerated people
Rob Hall, a returning adult student who considers the entirety of Wisconsin his home, will be graduating this spring with a bachelor’s degree. He is […]
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Spring 2023 grad: Chenxin Luo gained experience through research, friendships through orgs
Chenxin Luo, who grew up in Nanjing, China, will be graduating this spring with a bachelor’s degree. She is majoring in both agronomy and in […]
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Posted on September 8, 2022
A home wherever I go: For grad students of color, this campus community offers the support and feel of a family
“What are you looking for in a graduate school?” That was the question posed to a panel of visiting undergraduates one April afternoon in UW’s […]