Author: caschneider3
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Posted on December 18, 2017
Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus
In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation. That’s why scientists, investigating an outbreak of respiratory […]
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Posted on December 15, 2017
New research on the estrous cycle in cows – Audio
/RSS FeedPaul Fricke, UW-Extension dairy cattle reproduction specialist Department of Dairy Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pmfricke@wisc.edu 608-263-4596 3:08 – Total time 0:18 […]
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Posted on December 11, 2017
Never too late: Alum participates in winter commencement 50 years after earning degree
Update: See a recap of the commencement ceremony here and photos of the event, including pictures of Barraza, here. Several months ago, Luciano Barraza’s grandson […]
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Posted on December 8, 2017
The “Icing” on the DNA: Xuehua Zhong uses plants to study epigenetics
Xuehua Zhong, an assistant professor of genetics, studies epigenetics, a growing area of research focused on how chemical tags on DNA can change the expression […]
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Keeping pests out of your home this winter – Jamie Nack
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Jamie Nack, UW-Extension senior wildlife outreach specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jlnack@wisc.edu (608) 265-8264 3:10 – Total […]
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Posted on December 7, 2017
Decades-past logging still threatens spotted owls in national forests
Logging of the largest trees in the Sierra Nevada’s national forests ended in the early 1990s after agreements were struck to protect species’ habitat. But […]
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Posted on December 1, 2017
Fall invader insects in your home – Audio
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P.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:10 – Total time 0:17 – Types of fall […]
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Posted on November 30, 2017
Designer molecule points to treatment for diseases caused by DNA repeats
Using a molecule designed to overcome a roadblock formed by a common type of genetic flaw, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made progress […]
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Posted on November 29, 2017
2018 OGRAIN Organic Grain Conference offered in January
With domestic demand for organic grains still outpacing supply, farmers of all scales have the opportunity to earn the higher prices associated with organic products […]
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Posted on November 22, 2017
Valuable potato specimens transferred to Wisconsin State Herbarium
When David Spooner’s elementary school teacher assigned the class to collect leaves, she didn’t tell the students the names of the trees. That didn’t sit well with […]
