Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on November 15, 2010
Embryonic stem cell culturing grows from art to science
Growing human embryonic stem cells in the lab is no small feat. Culturing the finicky, shape-shifting cells is labor intensive and, in some ways, more […]
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Posted on November 2, 2010
CALS students help make “genetic machines” for international competition
As yogurt and other products are marketed as a method for improving health, young biologists at University of Wisconsin-Madison are trying to do something similar […]
- Posted on September 27, 2010
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Posted on September 13, 2010
UW-Madison’s Go Big Read program starts another year
Last year’s freshman year of Go Big Read, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s common-reading program, was a success, as the campus and community read, discussed and, […]
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Posted on September 9, 2010
Telltale Chemistry
The earliest signs of illness and disease show up in your body’s metabolites. Now scientists are figuring out how to track these molecules—and they’re changing medicine in the process.
- Posted on September 2, 2010
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Posted on August 24, 2010
Amin Fadl
Fadl studies the molecular pathogenesis of salmonella bacteria, looking for ways to prevent the initial phase of infection in animals. Contact information can be found […]
- Posted on August 19, 2010
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Posted on August 16, 2010
The Catch
Fish are good for you—except when they’re bad. How a legacy of environmental contamination continues to haunt one of our healthiest foods, and what we can do to fix it.
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Posted on August 3, 2010
Scott Rankin
Scott Rankin is a member of the state’s Raw Milk Policy Working Group. He is an expert on dairy foods processing and chemistry, key fields […]