Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on April 4, 2011
Nicole Perna
Nicole Perna, an associate professor of genetics, leads the UW-Madison Genome Evolution Laboratory. The lab seeks to develop and apply computational and experimental tools to […]
- Posted on March 22, 2011
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Posted on March 7, 2011
Michael Cox
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 […]
- Posted on February 24, 2011
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Posted on February 11, 2011
Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways
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. […]
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Posted on February 9, 2011
Darwin celebration expands to three days
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 […]
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Posted on January 24, 2011
Susan Nitzke
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 […]
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Posted on January 18, 2011
Replication cycle of an envelope virus
This clever stop-motion video about virus replication was made by UW-Madison students in the Intro Biology 151 Honors class this past fall.
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Posted on December 7, 2010
The Exterminator
One woman’s battle against malaria.
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Posted on December 1, 2010
Steve Ingham
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 […]