Category: Basic Science
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Science Outreach: A Versatile Training Tool
Genetics professor Xuehua Zhong is a true believer in the power of outreach to instill a love of science in young people and develop mentoring […]
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Posted on June 19, 2019
‘App’-riculture
Mike Cerny has been farming long enough to have a reliable intuition when it comes to decisions about applying chemical protection to his crops. So […]
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Helium Conservation
For scientists looking to explore living things on an atomic level, there’s a decades-old but nevertheless astounding tool at their disposal. With biomolecular nuclear magnetic […]
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The Inner Workings of Microbial Metabolism
Daniel Amador-Noguez is learning how living organisms transform nutrients into energy and other useful chemicals. Among a cadre of scientists looking at the biological underpinnings […]
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Deibel Family Gift Cultivates Grad Student Discoveries
Scientists-in-training at the UW Food Research Institute (FRI) are identifying better probiotics and improving food safety with the help of a generous gift from retired […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Catch Up with … Lynne Maquat PhD’79 Biochemistry
It might seem like Lynne Maquat had the deck stacked — or maybe the test tubes racked — against her. The first-generation college student was […]
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Posted on October 17, 2018
Controlled Burn
In a small utility room in UW–Madison’s Animal Science Building, the world’s smallest and most precise forest fire is burning. The fuel today: 100 grams […]
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So Long, Science House
Not long ago, an unassuming house stood at 1645 Linden Drive. Clearly in its twilight years, white paint had worn away from its wooden siding, […]
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Posted on May 14, 2018
Forgotten Molecules
On a rainy day last fall, chemist Scott Wildman left his office on the UW– Madison campus and drove to a retirement community on the […]
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Give | A Half-century of the PBPG Program
The Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program is marking an impressive milestone this year. In June, faculty, staff, students, and alumni will gather for […]
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Posted on March 4, 2016
A Jolt to the System
For CALS geneticist Barry Ganetzky, insight into the genetic underpinnings of traumatic brain injury began by knocking out fruit flies.
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For the Birds
A new version of the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas draws on the increasing power
of citizen science