Author: caschneider3
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Posted on October 24, 2023
One step ahead of Wisconsin’s weather
Wisconsin weather has grown increasingly unpredictable and extreme since the 1950s. The rapid shift poses difficult challenges for farmers, researchers, and the public. But with […]
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Posted on October 16, 2023
Less elbow room for wildlife: Animals encounter each other more often when they live closer to humans
Human presence and influence on landscapes change the way other animals interact by bringing them close together more frequently than happens in wilder places. That’s […]
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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 12, 2023
Viral copy machine revealed: Researchers use cryo-EM to render 3D blueprint of complex genome replication apparatus
RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, jump into a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell. These viruses have only minutes […]
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Posted on October 7, 2023
Breaking through the noise of cellular signaling
You’re in a room, and everyone is talking at the same time. It’s loud and chaotic. You hear many voices, and while you occasionally pick […]
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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 October 2, 2023
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many […]
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Posted on September 20, 2023
Matt Ruark named first Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Grower BCS Chair
Matt Ruark, professor and extension specialist in the UW–Madison Department of Soil Science, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable […]
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Posted on September 12, 2023
Can farms pull carbon from sky to soil?
A CALS agronomy group is partnering with farmers on a 10-year study to find out if improved agricultural practices can really sequester carbon and help […]
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Posted on September 11, 2023
Six brain-freezing facts about nondairy frozen desserts
Ice cream has long been a popular, almost sacred, part of global diets. Influenced by consumer appetites, ice cream comes in a host of flavors, […]