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Posted on February 22, 2019
New faculty profile: Nathaniel Sharp explores process of genetic mutation
Nathaniel Sharp joined the faculty in the Department of Genetics as an assistant professor in January 2019. What is your background? I was born and […]
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Posted on February 18, 2019
Scott Craven selected for induction into Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Foundation (WCHF) has announced the selection of three conservation leaders for induction on April 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. […]
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Posted on February 8, 2019
New faculty profile: Kerri Coon studies insect-microbe interactions
Kerri Coon joined the faculty in the Department of Entomology as an assistant professor in January 2019. What is your background? I grew up in […]
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Posted on February 4, 2019
Microbes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria. […]
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Posted on January 21, 2019
Controlled burn: Exploring questions of soil, carbon and biochar that may determine the trajectory of climate change
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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A new kind of mosquito repellent that comes from bacteria
People may soon have a new weapon in the battle against mosquitoes, and it comes from an unusual source: bacteria. Published Jan. 16 in the […]
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Study: “Post-normal” science requires unorthodox communication strategies
Proposals to fight malaria by “driving” genes that slow its spread through mosquitoes is a high-risk, high-reward technology that presents a challenge to science journalists, […]
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Posted on January 14, 2019
‘Lands We Share’ exhibit helps give farmers a voice
There was a time when if you didn’t grow up on a farm, you at least knew a farmer. Times have changed. In 2018, Wisconsin […]
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Scientists provide new insight on how gene expression is controlled
New research on transcriptional pausing, which helps control gene expression in cells, will aid in the understanding of the enzyme RNA polymerase — a key player […]
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Posted on January 7, 2019
CALS redesign: CALS APC approves discontinuation of poultry science major
At their December 18, 2018 meeting, members of the college’s Academic Planning Council (APC) voted to discontinue the poultry science major. The program has no […]