Category: Basic Science
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Posted on February 7, 2024
Ewe are what your grandparents ate?
“You are what you eat.” We’ve all heard this old adage before. But during pregnancy, maternal nutrition can have a large impact on a baby, […]
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Gut inflammation is associated with aging and Alzheimer’s disease
A new study by researchers at CALS and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests a link between gut inflammation and changes […]
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Posted on December 27, 2023
Multitasking microbes: UW–Madison scientists engineer bacteria to make two valuable products from plant fiber
We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even […]
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Posted on December 14, 2023
New research offers insights into the biochemistry that makes grasses flower
Floral timing has major implications for agricultural crops because flowering is a key stage in their reproductive process. Biochemical pathways that lead to flowering have […]
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Posted on November 27, 2023
New antifungal molecule kills fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice
A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug’s power against fungal […]
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Posted on November 15, 2023
Research on beer fermentation yeast reveals unexpected evolutionary process
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made an unexpected discovery while studying a strain of yeast closely related to the kind used to ferment beer […]
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Posted on November 13, 2023
Representative science: Judith Simcox looks to diversify researchers to address health care disparities
Judith Simcox can trace the course of her research career all the way back to high school. Her class was given an assignment to explore a […]
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Posted on October 13, 2023
200-year-old DNA helps map tiny fly’s genetic course to new lands, modern times
Back when the biggest fly enthusiasts of 19th century Sweden — Carl Fredrik Fallén, for one, and later Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt — were collecting insects […]
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Posted on October 12, 2023
Viral copy machine revealed: Researchers use cryo-EM to render 3D blueprint of complex genome replication apparatus
RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, jump into a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell. These viruses have only minutes […]
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Posted on October 7, 2023
Breaking through the noise of cellular signaling
You’re in a room, and everyone is talking at the same time. It’s loud and chaotic. You hear many voices, and while you occasionally pick […]