Tag: Genetics
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Posted on August 25, 2011
Chris Todd Hittinger: Centuries old beer yeast mystery solved!
/RSS Feed[audio:https://news.cals.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/chris_todd_hittinger_brewers_yeast.mp3|titles=Chris Todd Hittinger – Beer yeast discovered] Christopher Todd Hittinger, Assistant Professor Department of Genetics UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences cthittinger@wisc.edu (608) 890-2586 […]
- Posted on August 23, 2011
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Posted on August 22, 2011
500 years ago, yeast’s epic journey gave rise to lager beer
In the 15th century, when Europeans first began moving people and goods across the Atlantic, a microscopic stowaway somehow made its way to the caves […]
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Posted on July 26, 2011
Novel gene increases yeast’s appetite for plant sugars
For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Yet, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers eager […]
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Posted on June 21, 2011
UW expert to discuss role of research in global food security
In the face of a changing climate and a world population forecast to reach 9 billion by 2050, feeding the world is a mounting challenge. […]
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Posted on June 7, 2011
Science teachers to explore evolution
Science teachers will have a unique opportunity to get inside evolution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which has a long history of evolutionary researchers. A […]
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Posted on May 18, 2011
Smithies Symposium brings neuroscience all-stars to campus
Three highly regarded neuroscientists – two Nobel Prize winners and a National Medal of Science winner – will be on campus Thursday, May 19, to […]
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Posted on May 4, 2011
UW-Madison geneticist elected to National Academy of Sciences
MADISON – Ching Kung, Vilas Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences […]
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Posted on March 15, 2011
Molly Jahn named to international commission
Molly Jahn, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and administrator, has been named to a newly created Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, a group […]
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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 […]