Mealtimes aren’t quite as enjoyable for people with phenylketonuria (PKU) as they are for the rest of us. Those with this genetic disorder have to […]

Ten years of meticulous mouse breeding, screening and record-keeping have finally paid off for Alan Attie and his lab members. The University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers’ […]

The genome of even a single organism is packed with information. A new paper, building on recent advances in sequencing capability, now reports the complete […]

Potato farming is a challenge anywhere. But try it in an arid environment where the little water available usually is salty—and where imported seed often […]

Ever since scientists first began growing human cells in lab dishes in 1952, they have focused on improving the chemical soup that feeds the cells […]

Globally, irrigation increases agricultural productivity by an amount roughly equivalent to the entire agricultural output of the U.S., according to a new University of Wisconsin-Madison […]

If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according […]

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will host an Organic Field Day on Tuesday, August 30 from 1–3:30p.m. at the UW Arlington Agricultural Research Station. The program […]

There’s nothing secret about the Secret Pond restoration project at Nakoma Road and Manitou Way. Any time trees fall and bulldozers roll at the University […]

There’s an important message for Wisconsin in a new report that details the role that land-grant universities play in generating jobs and economic growth, according […]