A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a hard lot. Patients typically get the diagnosis around age 30 after experiencing a series of neurological problems […]

Over time, the esoteric and sometimes downright strange quests of science have proven easy targets for politicians and others looking for perceived examples of waste […]

Richard Scheller, who graduated from UW-Madison with a B.S. in biochemistry in 1974, has shared the 2013 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for […]

In an era of widespread genetic sequencing, the ability to edit and alter an organism’s DNA is a powerful way to explore the information within […]

After having a stroke in 2008, Jan Blume lost the ability to swallow for two full years. As she slowly regained that vital function, she […]

When Marion Greaser set out to study titin, the largest natural protein known to man, his goal was to answer some basic questions about its […]

A farmer survives two life-threatening accidents and returns to the thing he loves best: farming. He does this through will, determination, help from people close […]

When former University of Wisconsin-Madison genetics professor Oliver Smithies won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, he dedicated a portion of his prize […]

An unusual exhibit focusing on cancer recovery through the lens of art and science will open Feb. 22 in the Biochemistry Department on the University […]

Considering how well studied they are, some large gaps remain in our scientific understanding of bacteria. For instance, we don’t yet know how bacterial chromosomes […]