Category: Living Science
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Posted on March 1, 2018
Winter Awakens Spring Flowering
To avoid the dangers of frost, many plants have evolved a knack for waiting for winter to pass before flowering. But the season’s cold weather is key to making it happen. Rick Amasino investigates this process — and the genes behind it — to reveal invaluable insights for farmers and plant breeders.
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Posted on October 16, 2017
Kernza: Perennial Crop with Perks
Agricultural systems have a major role to play in feeding the world while protecting the planet, and Valentin Picasso looks to new crops and new techniques that can further this monumental task.
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Posted on June 20, 2017
The “Icing” on the DNA
Xuehua Zhong uses plants to study epigenetics, an exciting new field that is broadening our understanding of how some traits might be passed down from one generation to the next.
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Posted on February 20, 2017
Gut Reactions
Garret Suen’s study of microorganisms involved in herbivore digestion holds promise
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Posted on October 24, 2016
Upping Our Global Game
CALS faculty and staff already conduct important research around the world—but our new
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Posted on July 1, 2016
CRISPR: The Promise and the Peril
Dietram Scheufele serves on a national committee examining the risks and benefits of human
genome editing technology.Interview by Joan Fischer
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Posted on March 4, 2016
Bees and Beyond
CALS researchers Claudio Gratton and Christina Locke are providing science-based information and structure to the process as a broad group of stakeholders and citizens create Wisconsin’s first Pollinator Protection Plan.
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Posted on November 3, 2015
Even Cows are “Texting”
Modern communication systems allow dairy farmers to more efficiently monitor the health, milk yield, movement and other metrics of both herds and individual cows by cell phone, says Doug Reinemann
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Posted on June 9, 2015
For the Love of Plants
Students from all backgrounds are invited to a class that explores, questions and celebrates our connections to the vegetable kingdom.
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Posted on March 2, 2015
More Milk for China
CALS experts, led by dairy science professor Pam Ruegg, are providing training to help the Chinese meet a growing demand for dairy
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Posted on November 2, 2014
Keeping Track of Wolf Deaths
Illegal killing seems to be rising, says wildlife ecology professor Tim Van Deelen
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Posted on June 19, 2014
Upping the Orange
Nutritionist Sherry Tanumihardjo works around the world to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables that are high in vitamin A.