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  • Posted on May 14, 2018
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    Five things everyone should know about … Switchel

    1. Switchel is an apple cider vinegar-based beverage. It also contains water and other ingredients such as ginger or honey. Maple syrup, molasses, and fruit […]

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    Class Act: Kai Rasmussen and ‘Let’s Grow Plants in Space’

    Kai Rasmussen BSx’18 spends much of his time studying how plants react to being in outer space. For many of his friends, this calls to […]

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    A Precise Hope

    With gene editing — and pigs — CALS scientists are developing a model for “precision medicine,” the possibility of highly individualized treatments for patients living with the rare disease called NF1

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    The Method Maker

    Gerry Weiss, a Grant County farmer, scientist, and permaculturist, recounts a lifetime of innovation and collaboration with CALS and UW Cooperative Extension

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    Gut Dwellers

    CALS scientists delve into the microbial communities in our digestive tracts — and their implications for our health

  • 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.
    Interview by Kaine Korzekwa MS’16

  • Posted on October 17, 2017
  • Posted on October 16, 2017
    Hands on with Food and Farming

    How UW’sPEOPLE program is planting the seeds of careers in agricultural science

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    ‘There is Nothing So Stable as Change’

    ‘There Is Nothing So Stable as Change’
    —Bob Dylan