Michael Cox, professor of biochemistry and chemistry, is an expert on recombinational DNA repair, bacterial evolution and forensic DNA analysis. For more information, visit Cox’s […]

Leafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food. […]

Forget the finches and orchids. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 2011 Darwin Day celebration is all about you, Homo sapiens. This year’s celebration of Charles Darwin’s […]

Susan Nitzke, chair of the nutritional sciences department, specializes in nutrition education topics of interest to Wisconsin families, including federal dietary guidelines, behavioral nutrition and […]

This clever stop-motion video about virus replication was made by UW-Madison students in the Intro Biology 151 Honors class this past fall.

One woman’s battle against malaria.

Steve Ingham is a professor of food science and former administrator of Wisconsin’s Division of Food Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer […]

CALS bacteriologists Cameron Currie and Tim Donohue are featured in this NSF video about leaf cutter ants.

Students in the UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club share some healthy recipes.