Category: Basic Science
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Posted on July 6, 2020
Eight things everyone should know about coronaviruses
Coronaviruses come from a large family. It includes four genera and many species that infect a variety of mammals and birds — and sometimes reptiles. There […]
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Posted on June 9, 2020
WARF ranked 9th in global report of university patent producers
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which manages intellectual property for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has just been ranked ninth for U.S. utility patents granted in […]
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Posted on May 7, 2020
Combining mouse and human data uncovers new gene regulating cholesterol
Precision medicine has the potential to tailor treatments to a patient’s unique genetic sequence. But achieving this precision — or developing new drugs — requires […]
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Posted on May 5, 2020
CALS undergraduates create new knowledge in the lab and the field, and prepare for the future
Critical thinking, sound judgement, mental endurance. Exceptional communication and effective collaboration. These aren’t just human resources buzzwords. They’re authentic skills and abilities that anyone can weave […]
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Posted on April 30, 2020
Researchers create hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
Researchers at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a method to combine traits from up to six different […]
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Posted on April 24, 2020
Groundbreaking women scholars of CALS
Marguerite Davis, Elizabeth McCoy, and Esther Lederberg were all remarkable researchers and women in their own right, but CALS has seen the likes of many exceptional women scholars […]
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Posted on March 15, 2020
‘The sweeping landscape of her work’
It took a hard-fought battle, but in 1919, after decades of petitions, demonstrations, and arrests, women finally won the right to vote. The passage and ratification of the […]
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Posted on February 20, 2020
Interstellar biological experiments could aid human space travel
On Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, a rocket and spacecraft were launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia carrying tubes of bacteria and bacteriophage, the […]
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Posted on January 15, 2020
From poplar to painkiller: A renewable way to make acetaminophen also improves the bottom line for biorefining
With a new method to synthesize a popular painkiller from plants rather than fossil fuels, a team of researchers led by biochemistry professor John Ralph PhD’82 has […]
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Posted on December 10, 2019
Deep in the weeds: Close study of an ordinary plant could lead to big advances in agriculture and medicine
If you were to come across a patch of thale cress poking through a crack in a parking lot, you might not think much of […]