Author: caschneider3
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Posted on June 15, 2021
CALS 2021 Summer Term
Registration for UW 2021 Summer Term is now open. For more information about Summer Term and a full list of available courses, visit https://summer.wisc.edu/. CALS […]
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Posted on June 6, 2021
How a renaissance molecule is made: Furan fatty acids have many talents, and now scientists know the details of their production
Fatty acids, the compounds that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits through diets rich in leafy greens and fish, are now also heralded for their versatility […]
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Posted on June 3, 2021
Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations
For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can push some species […]
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Posted on May 26, 2021
Cryo-EM, a technique that utilizes extremely cold temperatures and electron beams, could help CALS scientists reach new frontiers in the biosciences
At its most basic level, it takes pictures. For biochemistry professor Elizabeth Wright, that’s the scaled-down explanation of cryogenic electron microscopy, or cryo-EM. But it’s so […]
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Posted on May 24, 2021
Answers await on the ocean floor: Karthik Anantharaman deciphers a process with ecological and medical ramifications
It’s December 2018. Karthik Anantharaman awakens at 6 a.m., afloat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He’s barely slept, adrenaline is flowing. There’s little time, and […]
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Posted on May 23, 2021
Cheese as a treatment for hypertension: CALS scientists look to develop cheeses that can lower high blood pressure
High blood pressure contributes to almost half a million deaths in the United States each year. To help manage the condition, called hypertension, health care […]
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Posted on May 19, 2021
Forward BIOLABS, with UW-Madison, bolsters Wisconsin biohealth sector
From February through June, we will highlight the ways that UW–Madison powers the state’s economy through research and innovation, educates the next generation and reaches […]
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Posted on April 28, 2021
Human genome editing requires difficult conversations between science and society
In October of 2020, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of an adaptable, easy way to […]
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Posted on April 27, 2021
Tom Brock, who discovered world-changing extremophiles, dies at 94
Tom Brock, a pioneering microbiologist who redefined the bounds of life, passed away at his home in Madison in April from complications following a fall. […]