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  • Posted on October 12, 2017
    Safer native foods: Bacteriologist works with Alaska Natives to keep botulism out of traditional favorites

    At the edge of a remote Alaskan peninsula, 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle, lies the city of Kotzebue. Snow-covered in winter and starless […]

  • Posted on September 22, 2017
    Dried tomatoes tasty alternative to canning – Audio
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    Flashback podCALS: This was originally published in September 2012. Barb Ingham, UW-Extension Food Science Specialist Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life […]

  • Posted on September 19, 2017
    UW-Madison students in Houston to aid post-Harvey mosquito control

    As the floodwaters recede in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, millions of mosquitoes have emerged to blanket southeastern Texas, hampering recovery efforts and raising public health […]

  • Posted on September 8, 2017
    National Farm Safety and Health Week – Audio
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    John Shutske, Director, UW Center for Agricultural Safety and Health Extension Safety Engineering & Agricultural Health Specialist UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-890-2949 […]

  • Posted on August 28, 2017
    Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice

    “Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do,” says Federico Rey, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Then […]

  • Posted on August 23, 2017
    UW biochemists decipher final pieces of vitamin D regulatory pathway

    Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have deciphered the molecular mechanisms that underpin how the synthesis of the active form of vitamin D is regulated […]

  • Posted on August 16, 2017
    Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market

    CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]

  • Posted on August 10, 2017
    Gut reactions: A Q&A with Garret Suen

    Garret Suen, an assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology and an Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow, focuses on microbiomes and how microbes convert biomass into […]

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    Attitudes on human genome editing vary, but all agree conversation is necessary

    In early August 2017, an international team of scientists announced they had successfully edited the DNA of human embryos. As people process the political, moral […]

  • Posted on August 3, 2017
    A new weapon against bacterial disease

    Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are one of the biggest problems facing public health today. About 800,000 children worldwide die before their fifth birthday […]