Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 18, 2016
Buckthorn Baggie kills invasive trees without chemicals
Every startup should have an origin story. Apple and its essential garage. The Wright brothers: two bicycle mechanics who invented one incredible flying machine. The […]
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Posted on September 26, 2016
Yeast knockouts peel back secrets of cell protein function
Proteins are the hammers and tongs of life, with fundamental roles in most of what happens in biology. But biologists still don’t know what thousands […]
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Posted on September 16, 2016
How rattlesnakes got, and lost, their venom
Millions of years ago, as the snake family tree grew new branches, the ancestor of modern rattlesnakes was endowed with a genetic arsenal of toxic […]
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Posted on August 31, 2016
UW spinoff helps boost new crop in cranberry country
The overcast sky is clearing as a wave of moderate thunderstorms moves off to the east. On rolling, sandy terrain northeast of Tomah, in the […]
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Posted on August 24, 2016
CALS undergrads get in-the-field experience during summer ARS internships
Undergraduate students in the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) participate in many “beyond the classroom” experiences during their time in college. Summer […]
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Posted on August 16, 2016
Five things everyone should know about . . . Pulses
1. You’ve eaten them without knowing it. If the word “pulse” as a food leaves you flummoxed, fear not. The word pulse comes from the […]
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Posted on August 2, 2016
Giant forest fire leads to exodus of spotted owls, long-term study finds
As climate changes and wildfires get larger, hotter and more frequent, how should public lands in the American West be managed to protect endangered creatures […]
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Posted on July 25, 2016
Happy hormone’s calcium connection may make cows and humans healthier
Serotonin is best known for eliciting feelings of happiness in the human brain, but scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found the hormone plays […]
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Posted on July 14, 2016
A new whey to manage PKU
Food products made from a specific protein found in whey can safely be part of a more palatable diet for individuals diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU), […]
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Posted on July 6, 2016
Dairy Dash embodies the spirit of Alpha Gamma Rho
This is one race where cows are welcome—or, rather, people dressed in cow suits. In just three years, the Dairy Dash has become a campus […]