Tag: Biochemistry
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Posted on October 10, 2013
Looking before you leap, failing fast, and the path to commercialization of technology
The QuickChip sounded like a killer idea: a gadget about one inch square that could, in just 15 minutes, identify bacteria, fungi, and viruses at […]
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Posted on September 26, 2013
Mouse studies reveal promising vitamin D-based treatment for MS
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 […]
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Posted on September 11, 2013
UW-Madison alumnus wins major award for exploring chemistry of the nervous system
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 […]
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Posted on August 26, 2013
Microbe-powered “Biobulb” earns WID students spot in Popular Science competition
Creating energy solutions for communities throughout the world poses serious challenges, but a group of University of Wisconin-Madison undergraduates thinks its idea might be a […]
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Unprecedented genome editing control in flies promises insight into human development, disease
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 […]
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Posted on August 15, 2013
Enzyme discovery could lead to easier-to-digest biofuel crops
For nearly a decade, scientists have thought that they understood how plants produce lignin – a compound that gives plant tissues their structure and sturdiness, […]
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Posted on June 7, 2013
Biochemical Sciences Complex to be named after Hector F. DeLuca
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted Friday afternoon in favor of naming three UW-Madison buildings and a campus complex after renowned biochemist […]
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Posted on May 10, 2013
Nelson: UW cradle of discovery of vitamins – Audio
/RSS FeedThe cradle of the discovery of vitamins David Nelson, Professor Emeritus Department of Biochemistry UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences nelson@biochem.wisc.edu Phone (608) 263-6879, […]
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Nelson: Cradle of discovery of vitamins – Audio (6-minutes)
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The cradle of the discovery of vitamins (extended play) David Nelson, Professor Emeritus Department of Biochemistry UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences nelson@biochem.wisc.edu Phone […]
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Posted on April 25, 2013
New ‘green’ method to help upgrade biomass waste into valuable chemicals
UW-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it […]
