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How DNA profiling works
Posted on February 15, 2011DNA profiling can be used to transform a stray hair into a prison sentence.
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Missing Piece
Posted onJiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy
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Challenging Their Brains
Posted onTeri Balser’s teaching style awakens curiosity and encourages big picture thinking.
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Next Steps
Posted onCELEBRATE “Peace Corps and Africa: Fifty Years,” to be held on the UW-Madison campus March 24-26. The event brings together former volunteers, musicians, artists, storytellers, […]
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Baby on Board
Posted onMoms on the Go is a CALS fund that covers some travel and childcare expenses for researchers on the field
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Creepy Crawlers
Posted on February 8, 2011Nothing perks up a classroom like the presence of a Madagascar hissing cockroach.
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The Big Stink
Posted on December 15, 2010Native to Sumatra, the towering Titan Arum plant rarely flowers indoors, but when it does, it draws a crowd. That was the case this fall, […]
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Next Steps
Posted on December 14, 2010VISIT Agricultural Hall to see the newest works from the Wisconsin Regional Art Program. It’s the Year of the Arts on UW-Madison’s campus, and CALS […]
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Class Act: Sarah Jacquart and Staying Fit, Naturally
Posted onLike a lot of graduate students, Sarah Jacquart took time this summer to focus on her research. But in her case, that meant spending five […]
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What Lies Beneath
Posted onLong neglected, plant roots are sprouting new interest among scientists.
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Farm Safe
Posted onOn a pleasant evening in August, some 40 firefighters and emergency medical technicians converged at the Nehls Brothers Dairy in Juneau, Wisconsin. But it wasn’t […]