Category: Basic Science
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Posted on September 29, 2025
Using an ancient animal’s superpower, CALS scientists enhance the clarity of advanced imaging technology
Water bears are an ancient group of microscopic animals known for their pudgy, ursine appearance and their uncanny ability to survive under extreme conditions. The […]
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Posted on September 15, 2025
CALS scientists further the legacy of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 100 years after its founding
Hector DeLuca left his mark on the UW–Madison campus — literally. The professor emerit and former chair of biochemistry has three buildings that bear his name, […]
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Posted on May 27, 2025
UW biochemists engineer tree that produces high-demand chemical, a discovery made possible by sustained federal funds
Brian Fox, the Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, tinkers with the way living things use chemistry to turn […]
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Posted on May 7, 2025
From biomass to BPA replacement: Researchers capture valuable chemicals from common plant waste
We’ve all heard the warning: Don’t microwave your food in plastic containers. It’s one recommendation aimed at reducing exposure to bisphenol A, more commonly known […]
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Posted on February 13, 2025
How wet is America’s soil? Nobody really knows, but AI can help
From sudden floods to weeks of scorching heat, increasingly unstable weather is a headache for U.S. farmers. Known as “weather whiplash,” these disorienting swings between […]
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Posted on January 27, 2025
UW–Madison receives $5.5 million DOE grant to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer usage in bioenergy crops
A multi-institution research team led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison received $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) […]
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Posted on January 13, 2025
Lake loop: Bacteria in Lake Mendota repeat a cycle of evolution year after year
Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they can’t seem […]
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Posted on January 8, 2025
Project to explore enzyme behind early evolution of life on Earth
Betül Kaçar, associate professor of bacteriology, likes mysteries. And there is, maybe, no larger mystery than the origins and early evolution of life. Now, a team […]
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Posted on January 6, 2025
2024 CALS Year in Review
The end of the year is a great time to look back and reflect on the milestones and accomplishments of the CALS community. Here are […]
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Posted on December 17, 2024
New community resource could create novel ways to stop the spread of pathogens carried by mosquitoes
According to the World Health Organization, vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and cause more than 700,000 deaths annually. Diseases […]