Category: Basic Science
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Posted on May 18, 2017
UW-Madison biochemist wins Shaw Scientist Award
Ophelia Venturelli, assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of two researchers in the University of Wisconsin System to earn seed […]
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Posted on May 4, 2017
New book gives personal account of pioneering Yellowstone research
Tom Brock views his career as a series of three ventures. Sitting inside a cabin warmed by a wood-fed stove at his third venture, the […]
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Posted on April 26, 2017
For some plants, winter carries the keys to spring flowering
It’s springtime in Wisconsin again. Home gardeners and farmers are busy tending to their beds and fields, relishing the fresh, green sprouts of flowers, vegetables and […]
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Posted on April 14, 2017
Bacterial supermachine reveals streamlined protein assembly line
There are many processes that take place in cells that are essential for life. Two of these, transcription and translation, allow the genetic information stored […]
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Posted on April 10, 2017
Experiments test how easy life itself might be
On a lab benchtop, a handful of glass vials taped to a rocker gently sway back and forth. Inside the vials, a mixture of organic […]
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Posted on March 28, 2017
Enzyme structures illuminate mechanism behind bacteria’s bioremediation prowess
Bacteria, like humans and animals, must eat. Sometimes, they consume a pollutant in the environment that humans want to get rid of, a process called […]
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Posted on February 3, 2017
Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center – Audio
/RSS FeedWisconsin Crop Innovation Center Shawn Kaeppler, Professor Department of Agronomy UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences smkaeppl@facstaff.wisc.edu (608) 262-9571 FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://cropinnovation.cals.wisc.edu/ 3:06 […]
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Posted on November 22, 2016
UW–Madison researchers study plant aging, gain insights into crop yields
New insights into the mechanism behind how plants age may help scientists better understand crop yields, nutrient allocation, and even the timing and duration of […]
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Posted on November 18, 2016
Soybean cyst nematode resistance – Audio
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Soybean cyst nematodes resistance Andrew Bent, Professor Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences afbent@wisc.edu 608-265-3034 Total Time – 2:56 0:15 […]
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Posted on October 5, 2016
Enormous rodents on Gough Island may hold key to solving genetic mystery
Two thousand miles east of the coast of Argentina, Gough Island rises out of the Atlantic Ocean in an awesome display of ancient volcanic activity. […]
