CALS’ Cameron Currie and his team are looking at microbes associated with insects, plants and
marine life as potential sources for new drugs

A new program called Discovery
to Product is helping researchers
become entrepreneurs

Biosensors being developed for food products offer a vastly improved indicator of freshness and safety

Microbes inhabit our bodies by the trillions, yet how they benefit us mostly remains a mystery. As scientists work with animals to illuminate that complex dynamic, they are excited about the potential microbes may hold for human health.

When Kikkoman wanted to establish a naturally brewed soy sauce plant in Walworth, Wisconsin—an operation that was to become the world’s largest—the company had a […]

Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.

The discovery-to-marketplace trail blazed by Harry Steenbock remains strong today. Here are some CALS-based businesses you should know about.

Marcin Filutowicz stumbled upon a potentially powerful biotherapy—using amoebas that feast on antibiotic-resistant bacteria to cure such ills as staph infections and diabetic ulcers

Should Wisconsin honor its hardest-working bacterium?

Microscopic locomotion is more than meets the eye.

Scientist tracks how bacteria hitch ride on plants to get to humans.

12 Alumni who are making a difference.